No. 23A318

Shirley Crain v. Lisa Crain, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-10-12
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: breach-of-contract circuit-split divorce-settlement domestic-relations-exception federal-question-jurisdiction third-party-beneficiary
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question not identified.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the domestic relations exception to federal question jurisdiction bars federal courts from adjudicating breach of contract claims arising from divorce settlements when framed as third-party beneficiary actions

Docket Entries

2023-10-12
Application (23A318) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until January 11, 2024.
2023-10-06
Application (23A318) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2023 to January 11, 2024, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
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Attorneys

Shirley Crain, et al.
Barbara Anne Smith — Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Petitioner