No. 18-850

David Altstatt, Sr. v. Melinda Fruendt, Executive Director, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arbitration blind-vendors compensatory-damages eleventh-amendment randolph-sheppard-act sovereign-immunity
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Arbitration SocialSecurity Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When States voluntarily choose to participate under the Randolph Sheppard Act, and consent to arbitration of blind vendors' grievances, do the states waive their Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity as to compensatory damages?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW When States voluntarily choose to participate under the Randolph Sheppard Act, and consent to arbitration of blind vendors’ grievances, do the states waive their Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity as to compensatory damages?

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-01
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Education to respond filed.
2019-01-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2019-01-14
Waiver of right of respondents Fruendt, Exec. Dir., OK Dept. of Rehab. Servs., et al. to respond filed.
2018-12-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 4, 2019)

Attorneys

David Altstatt, Sr.
Kevin Ray DonelsonFellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, Petitioner
Kevin Ray DonelsonFellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, Petitioner
Department of Education
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Fruendt, Exec. Dir., OK Dept. of Rehab. Servs., et al.
Peter Andrew NolanWinstead P.C., Respondent
Peter Andrew NolanWinstead P.C., Respondent