No. 25-5316
Feifei Gu v. Michael Sher, New York City Police Officer, et al.
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: abstention-doctrine civil-procedure constitutional-rights federal-intervention judicial-comity state-interests
Latest Conference:
2025-11-21
(distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)
In a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 setting, when a federal court is asked to stay the enforcement of a State Court's Order in a civil case initiated by private parties, whether a stringent test should be applied to decide whether the State's interests are negligible or important?
In satisfying such a standard, Do the State's interests need to be legitimate in the first hand to warrant abstention or Do the State's interests override a person's constitutional rights?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal court should apply a stringent test to determine the importance of state interests when considering abstention from enforcing a state court order in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil case
Docket Entries
2025-11-24
Application (25A249) denied by the Court.
2025-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
2025-11-05
Application (25A249) referred to the Court.
2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-09-16
Application (25A249) refiled and submitted to The Chief Justice.
2025-09-08
Application (25A249) denied by Justice Sotomayor.
2025-08-26
Application (25A249) for injunctive relief, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2025-08-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 10, 2025)
2025-06-23
Application (24A1262) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until August 30, 2025.
2025-06-17
Application (24A1262) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 1, 2025 to August 30, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
Attorneys
Feifei Gu
Feifei Gu — Petitioner