No. 18-8248

Hersy Jones, Jr. v. Supreme Court of Louisiana, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights default-judgment disbarment due-process judicial-review recusal rooker-feldman section-1983 standing
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess Securities JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Rooker Feldman bar a disbarred attorney from seeking damages and equitable relief under Sec. 1983

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Does Rooker Feldman bar a disbarred attorney from seeking damages and : | | equitable relief under Sec. 1983, due to alleged violations of his federal rights during the state proceedings when the order of disbarment was entered by : the Louisiana Supreme Court while hearing the case initially, and not on ; : _ review from a lower court, and not granting the disbarred attorney a predisbarment hearing, and whose rules do not provide for any hearing or appeal of such order? . (2) Because the defendant only filed a 12(b)(1) motion based on the Rooker Feldman doctrine, which such motion was granted by the District Court, did ; the Appellate Court commit error in dismissing Appellants claims which . . were not subject to Rooker Feldman? . : . (8) Was the Honorable District Court Judge Maurice Hicks required to recuse himself due to his prior appointment by the Louisiana Supreme Court to its Committee on Admissions? | (4) Did the Panel err in not addressing the other rulings of District Court such as the Default Judgment and Plaintiffs Motion to file an Amended Complaint? PARTIES : All parties do not appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. A list of all

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-10
Waiver of right of respondents Supreme Court of LA, et al. to respond filed.
2019-02-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Hersy Jones
Hersy Jones Jr. — Petitioner
Supreme Court of LA, et al.
David Glen SandersLouisiana Department of Justice, Respondent