No. 24A1146
Mike Fitzhugh, Sheriff, Rutherford County, Tennessee, et al. v. Bradley Patton
Tags: article-iii-case-or-controversy class-action-certification federal-jurisdiction inherently-transitory-exception mootness-doctrine putative-class-action
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court may exercise jurisdiction over a putative class action on the theory of the 'inherently transitory' mootness exception when the named plaintiff's claims become moot before any motion for class certification has been filed, absent a showing that the wrong is capable of repetition yet evading review
Docket Entries
2025-05-28
Application (24A1146) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until July 11, 2025.
2025-05-22
Application (24A1146) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 11, 2025 to July 11, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Mike Fitzhugh, et al.
James Matthew Rice — Office of Tennessee Attorney General, Petitioner