Paul Anthony Hatton v. Douglas L. Combs, Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma, et al.
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Whether federal courts have an affirmative duty to exercise jurisdiction over a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action challenging a state court rule
QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER THE FEDERAL COURTS HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE DUTY TO EXERCISE THEIR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION TO HEAR A 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ACTION SEEKING TO HAVE A STATE SUPREME COURT PROMULGATED RULE, Okla.Sup.Ct.R. 1.36(g), DENYING, PROHIBITING AND BARRING THE PETITIONER AS A STATE APPELLANT FROM HIS EXERCISE OF HIS RIGHT TO FILE A STATE APPELLATE BRIEFS IN A STATE APPEAL, TO BE DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ENJOINED IN FEDERAL COURT BECAUSE OF THE RESPONDENTS STATE JUSTICES’ AND STATE JUDGES’ NON-JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF THAT RULE, PARTICULARLY, WHEN STATE APPELLATE BRIEFS ARE MANDATORILY REQUIRED OF THE PETITIONER IN ALLSTATE APPEALS TO OVERCOME THE RESPONDENTS’ PRESUMPTION OF CORRECTNESS OF ALL OF THE APPEALED STATE TRIAL COURT PROCEEDINGS, ORDERS AND JUDGMENTS. ,