No. 23-519

Stephanie Lynn Soondar v. Supreme Court of Colorado

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2023-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-admission attorney-regulation colorado-supreme-court constitutional-jurisdiction due-process exclusive-jurisdiction federal-constitution federal-precedent state-court-authority supreme-court-rules
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Is it constitutional for the Colorado Supreme Court,
in the exercise of its exclusive jurisdiction, to defy
Federal Supreme Court precedent and the Federal
Constitution? As a general matter, but specifically
in regard to Petitioner Soondar 's Federal due
process rights?

2) Given the enormous request for audiences this
Federal Supreme Court receives each year, and
therefore the statistically improbable opportunity to
review various state attorney admission matters of
exclusive jurisdiction, are the Colorado Supreme
Court Rules 206 and 207.9 constitutional? Rules
that may or may not allow for review, may or may
not follow Federal and State Jurisprudence; may or
may not follow the Court 's self-created rules and
subject matter precedence; may or may not reconcile
decisions with a written opinion?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Colorado Supreme Court's attorney admission rules constitutional?

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondents Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court to respond filed.
2023-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent Colorado to respond filed.
2023-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)

Attorneys

Colorado
Shannon Wells StevensonColorado Department of Law, Respondent
Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
Jessica E. YatesOffice of Attorney Regulation Counsel , Respondent
Stephanie Lynn Soondar
Stephanie Lynn Soondar — Petitioner