No. 24-1064

John Doe v. Tennessee, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: ada-title-ii civil-rights disability-discrimination parent-child-rights sovereign-immunity state-court-proceedings
Latest Conference: 2025-05-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Does Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit disability discrimination in state court proceedings?

2) What is the definition of "discrimination" under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

3) What is the factual pleading standard for determining the issue of sovereign immunity?

4) Is sovereign immunity abrogated when a plaintiff alleges a state court violated ADA Title II and his fundamental parent-child rights on the basis of disability discrimination?

5) Is a limited remand by a U.S. Court of Appeals proper in pre-trial civil cases and if so, was the September 2020 Court of Appeals order a proper limited remand?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit disability discrimination in state court proceedings and abrogate sovereign immunity when fundamental parent-child rights are allegedly violated?

Docket Entries

2025-06-02
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
2025-04-25
Waiver of right of respondents Tennessee, et al. to respond filed.
2025-04-17
Waiver of right of respondents Craig Monsue/ Dickson County, Tennessee to respond filed.
2025-01-27

Attorneys

Craig Monsue/ Dickson County, Tennessee
Daniel Mark NolanBatson Nolan, PLC, Respondent
John Doe
Christopher L. Weismuller — Petitioner
Tennessee, et al.
Joseph F. Whalen IIIAttorney general's Office, Respondent