No. 19-570

Greg Steven Elofson v. Stephanie Bivens, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-31
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: circuit-split clayton-act judicial-economy nationwide-service nationwide-service-of-process process rico rico-statute rico-venue-process standard-oil standard-oil-co venue venue-process
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the RICO venue and process statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1965, provide for nationwide service of process?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

question presented is: 1. Does the RICO venue and process statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1965, provide for nationwide service of process under §1965(d), consistent with the Clayton Act and this Court’s construction of the ‘ends of justice” language in Standard Oil Co., or under §1965(b), as four circuits have held by opting for judicial economy? The ongoing failure to engage in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease will cost the U.S. government up to $7 trillion. But, the probate courts will order an individual into plenary guardianship based on a mere confirmatory diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Given that plenary guardianship is not narrowly : tailored, and that the abusive treatment by professional guardians is widely known, the disincentives against early testing of Alzheimer’s disease are formidable, and the consequential societal costs promise to be catastrophic. In this light, the question presented is: 2. Whether plenary guardianship executed by reason of a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is unconstitutional as applied.

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-25
Waiver of right of respondent Paul Theut to respond filed.
2019-11-22
Waiver of right of respondent Steven Mudd to respond filed.
2019-11-12
Waiver of right of respondent Stephanie Bivens to respond filed.
2019-10-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 2, 2019)

Attorneys

Greg Steven Elofson
Greg Steven Elofson — Petitioner
Paul Theut
Shane M. CahillLong & Levit, LLP, Respondent
Stephanie Bivens
Betsy Spalding KimballKlinedinst, Respondent
Steven Mudd
William Merrill LittOffice of the County Counsel, County of Monterey, Respondent