No. 25-6754

Kendrick Simpson v. Christe Quick, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-09
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: eleventh-amendment ex-parte-young federal-civil-rights rooker-feldman section-1983 state-procedural-rule
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Rooker-Feldman and the Eleventh Amendment jurisdictionally bar a § 1983 challenge to a state procedural rule announced in a state court decision that did not reach the merits of a claim purely based on state law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Rooker-Feldman and the Eleventh Amendment jurisdictionally bar a § 1983 challenge to a state procedural rule announced in a state court decision that did not reach the merits of a claim purely based on state law

Docket Entries

2026-02-11
Brief of respondent Christe Quick, et al. in opposition filed.
2026-02-11
Application (25A897) referred to the Court.
2026-02-11
Petition DENIED.
2026-02-11
Application (25A897) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Gorsuch and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
2026-02-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.
2026-02-09
Application (25A897) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Christe Quick, et al.
Zachary Paul WestOklahoma Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Kendrick Simpson
Emma Victoria RollsFederal Public Defender's Office, Petitioner