No. 22-987

Polaris Industries Inc., et al. v. Jeremy Albright

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-04-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: abstention-doctrine cafa civil-procedure class-action-fairness-act equitable-jurisdiction federal-courts forum-shopping subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2023-06-08
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether CAFA's mandatory grant of subject matter jurisdiction and enumeration of limited equitable bases authorizing abstention require district courts with CAFA jurisdiction to reach the merits of an equitable claim rather than dismissing it for refiling in state court based on a lack of "equitable jurisdiction."

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether CAFA's mandatory grant of subject matter jurisdiction and enumeration of limited equitable bases authorizing abstention require district courts with CAFA jurisdiction to reach the merits of an equitable claim rather than dismissing it for refiling in state court based on a lack of 'equitable jurisdiction'

Docket Entries

2023-06-12
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
2023-04-07
2023-02-07
Application (22A711) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 7, 2023.
2023-02-03
Application (22A711) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 7, 2023 to April 7, 2023, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Polaris Industries Inc., et al.
George William Hicks Jr. — Petitioner