No. 23-5080

Brandon Tate v. Tim Hooper, Warden

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2023-07-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights discriminatory-impact due-process federal-questions jurisdiction standing
Latest Conference: 2023-09-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

I
Whether this Honorable United States Supreme Court "must" investigate and resolve jurisdiction if raised by one of the petitioning party(ies) to the litigation?

II
Whether when jurisdiction is found wanting in the lower court which seeks to transfer jurisdiction to this Honorable court, the matter must be remanded back to the last court to have proper jurisdiction?

III
Whether the absence of jurisdiction is sufficient to void all subsequent proceedings?

IV
Whether the open challenge to jurisdiction requires the lower State Court forum to address jurisdiction prior to any other undertakings?

V
Whether the time is ripe in the proceedings for this Honorable United States Supreme Court to impose upon the States the mandatory substantive prohibitions of the 14th Amendment?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court had proper jurisdiction

Docket Entries

2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-08-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-08-14
Waiver of right of respondent Tim Hooper to respond filed.
2023-05-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 14, 2023)

Attorneys

Brandon Tate
Brandon Tate — Petitioner
Tim Hooper
Shae Gary McPhee Jr.Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent