No. 18-838

Scott Kaseburg, et al. v. Port of Seattle, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure federal-interest federal-jurisdiction federal-law federal-preemption federal-statute grable-type-jurisdiction property-rights quiet-title railroad-easement state-law subject-matter-jurisdiction trails-act
Key Terms:
Arbitration Takings FifthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Grable-type subject matter jurisdiction exists where (A) it is undisputed that the Plaintiffs' state law cause of action for quiet title does not arise under federal law, and (B) the Plaintiffs do not challenge any aspect of the operation of the federal Trails Act or attempt to affect its ongoing viability in any manner whatsoever, but rather only raise the Trails Act in anticipation of a state law defense, thus there can be no 'substantial' federal interest involved

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether Grable-type subject matter jurisdiction exists where (A) it is undisputed that the Plaintiffs’ state law cause of action for quiet title does not arise under federal law, and (B) the Plaintiffs do not challenge any aspect of the operation of the federal Trails Act or attempt to affect its ongoing viability in any manner whatsoever, but rather only raise the Trails Act in anticipation of a state law defense, thus there can be no “substantial” federal interest involved. 2. If the Court believes it has subject matter jurisdiction, then: Whether the Trails Act operates per se to preserve a pre-existing state law railroad purpose easement or whether the continuing existence of such easement depends upon the state law determination of whether trail use is beyond the scope of the easement and/ or whether the easement was abandoned under state law?

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-19
Reply of petitioners Scott Kaseburg, et al. filed.
2019-03-06
Brief of respondent Port of Seattle in opposition filed.
2019-01-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including March 6, 2019.
2019-01-18
Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 4, 2019 to March 6, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2018-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2019)

Attorneys

PORT OF SEATTLE
Timothy George LeyhHarrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen, LLP, Respondent
Timothy George LeyhHarrigan Leyh Farmer & Thomsen, LLP, Respondent
SCOTT KASEBURG, et al.
Steven Mathew WaldStewart, Wald & McCulley, LLC, Petitioner
Steven Mathew WaldStewart, Wald & McCulley, LLC, Petitioner