No. 25-707

Marissa Girard v. Kenton Girard, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-18
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-review civil-rights-removal constitutional-violation federal-forum state-court-proceeding statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a defendant may remove a state court proceeding to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1443(1) when the state action itself violates constitutional rights or federal law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a defendant may remove a state court proceeding to federal court under 28 U.S.C. § 1443(1) when the state action itself violates constitutional rights or federal law

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-05
Waiver of right of respondent Jane Girard to respond filed.
2025-12-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 20, 2026)
2025-08-28
Application (25A237) granted by Justice Barrett extending the time to file until December 5, 2025.
2025-08-25
Application (25A237) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 5, 2025 to December 5, 2025, submitted to Justice Barrett.

Attorneys

Jane Girard
Matthew David ElsterBeermann LLP, Respondent
Marissa Girard
Marissa Girard — Petitioner