No. 19-1215

Steven Sussex, et ux. v. City of Tempe, Arizona

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2020-04-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure enabling-act federal-defense federal-enabling-act federal-law federal-preemption judicial-procedure jurisdiction property-rights quiet-title state-law
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Latest Conference: 2020-06-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a state law bar a federal defense in a quiet title proceeding?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED In a quiet title proceeding, can the trial court apply state law to bar a defense that the plaintiffs title is “null and void” under the federal Arizona-New Mexico Enabling Act?

Docket Entries

2020-06-15
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
2020-05-07
Waiver of right of respondent City of Tempe, Arizona to respond filed.
2020-04-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 14, 2020)

Attorneys

City of Tempe, Arizona
Sarah R. AnchorsCity of Tempe, City Attorney's Office, Respondent
Sarah R. AnchorsCity of Tempe, City Attorney's Office, Respondent
Steven and Virginia Sussex
John Douglas WilenchikWilenchik & Bartness, P.C., Petitioner
John Douglas WilenchikWilenchik & Bartness, P.C., Petitioner