No. 19-1318

Michael Anthony Deem v. Lorna M. DiMella-Deem, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: abstention civil-rights domestic-relations domestic-relations-abstention due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-question jurisdiction jurisdiction-stripping malicious-prosecution standing
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

May lower federal courts refuse to exercise jurisdiction over federal question claims in the absence of a warrant to do so from Congress or this Honorable Court?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Petitioner filed federal question claims against Respondents for, inter alia, violation of his rights to exercise his religion, keep and bear arms, associate with his children, due process and malicious prosecution. The District Court dismissed the complaint swa sponte. The Second Circuit affirmed pursuant to its Domestic Relations Abstention Doctrine and awarded costs. I. MAY LOWER FEDERAL COURTS REFUSE TO EXERCISE JURISDICTION OVER FEDERAL QUESTION CLAIMS IN THE ABSENCE OF A WARRANT TO DO SO FROM CONGRESS OR THIS HONORABLE COURT? Il. IS THE SECOND CIRCUIT'S DOMESTIC RELATIONS ABSTENTION DOCTRINE UNCONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE? Il. DID PETITIONER DEMONSTRATE OBSTACLES TO A FULL AND FAIR DETERMINATION OF HIS FEDERAL QUESTION CLAIMS IN STATE COURT THAT PREVENT THE OPERATION OF THE SECOND CIRCUIT’S DOMESTIC RELATIONS ABSTENTION DOCTRINE? iu RULE 14(1)(b)

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-07-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-05-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2020)

Attorneys

Michael Deem
Michael Anthony Deem — Petitioner
Michael Anthony Deem — Petitioner