No. 19-13

Tennessee v. Tamarin Lindenburg, Individually and as Natural Guardian of Her Minor Children ZTL and SML

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: abstention certification diversity-jurisdiction federal-court first-impression judicial-procedure state-constitution state-constitutional-issue state-law state-statute
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Latest Conference: 2019-12-06 (distributed 2 times)
Related Cases: 19-4 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court exercising its diversity jurisdiction should certify an important state constitutional issue of first impression to the State's highest court before declaring, on its own, that the state statute violates the state constitution

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal court exercising its diversity jurisdiction should certify an important state constitutional issue of first impression to the State’s highest court before declaring, on its own, that the state statute violates the state constitution.

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-19
Reply of petitioner State of Tennessee filed.
2019-09-06
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 1, 2019.
2019-09-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 13, 2019 to November 1, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
2019-08-14
Response Requested. (Due September 13, 2019)
2019-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent Tamarin Lindenberg to respond filed.
2019-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)

Attorneys

State of Tennessee
Jonathan David ShaubOffice of the Tennessee Attorney General, Petitioner
Jonathan David ShaubOffice of the Tennessee Attorney General, Petitioner
States of Ohio, Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Nevada, and Texas, and the District of Columbia
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Amicus
Benjamin Michael FlowersOhio Attorney General Dave Yost, Amicus
Tamarin Lindenberg
Molly A GloverBurch Porter & Johnson PLLC, Respondent
Molly A GloverBurch Porter & Johnson PLLC, Respondent