No. 18-8178

Charles E. Justise, Sr. v. David Liebel, et al.

Lower Court: Indiana
Docketed: 2019-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-procedure exceptions federal-court federal-removal judicial-discretion jurisdiction multi-defendant procedural-rules removal state-court unrelated-claims
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18 allows a case with unrelated claims to be removed from state court to federal court, and, if so, the exceptions to permit such a move

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 18 allows a case with unrelated claims to be removed from state court to federal court, and, if so, the exceptions to permit such a move. 2. Whether the Honorable Tonya Walton Pratt, and the Honorable Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, U.S. District Court Judges, were correct in stating that Justise can only proceed against one defendant in federal court, and that the entire case was not removed to federal court, : or whether the Indiana Trial Court, the Honorable Tim Oates, Judge, and the Court of Appeal of Indiana were correct in stating that the case was removed to federal court. ;

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2018-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Charles Justise
Charles E. Justise Sr. — Petitioner
Charles E. Justise Sr. — Petitioner