No. 18-275

Patricia Smith, et al. v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2018-09-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: benghazi civil-procedure civil-rights dc-circuit defamation federal-court-procedure federal-courts government-immunity hillary-clinton motion-to-dismiss sovereign-immunity subject-matter-jurisdiction substitution substitution-of-defendant westfall-act
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Latest Conference: 2018-11-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit erred in affirming the substitution of the United States for Hillary Clinton and the dismissal of the petitioners' claims

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Does the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit”) err by affirming the order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (“District Court”) substituting the United States as a Defendant for Respondent Hillary Clinton (“Ms. Clinton”)? App. 1-App. 14. 2. Did the DC Circuit Err by affirming the order of the District Court dismissing Petitioners’ claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction or failure to state a claim? App. 1-App. 14.

Docket Entries

2018-11-05
Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2018-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/2/2018.
2018-10-04
Waiver of right of respondents United States to respond filed.
2018-08-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2018)

Attorneys

Patricia Smith, et al.
Larry Elliot KlaymanKlayman Law Group, P.A., Petitioner
Larry Elliot KlaymanKlayman Law Group, P.A., Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent