No. 19-890

Tom Jensen v. Hannah Blumenstiel, Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-misconduct bankruptcy-court declaratory-relief due-process injunctive-relief judicial-immunity public-access
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is a Bankruptcy Court judge absolutely immune from a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief for denial of public access to the court?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1. Is a Bankruptcy Court judge absolutely immune from a complaint for injunctive and declaratory relief for denial of public access to the court? 2. Should attorney disciplinary proceedings before a judge in a District or Bankruptcy Court be secret? 8. Does the public have a right to submit reliable complaints of attorney misconduct to the district court, and does the court have a duty to duly ; consider them? i LIST OF . 1. Hannah Lee Blumenstiel, Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy . Court, Northern District of California. 2. Judge James Donato, Judicial Liaison Judge to Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. 8. Miles Ehrlich, Chairman of Standing Committee on Professional Conduct, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. :

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-02-18
Waiver of right of respondents Blumenstiel, Hannah, et al. to respond filed.
2020-01-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 18, 2020)

Attorneys

Blumenstiel, Hannah, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Tom Jensen
Tom Jensen — Petitioner
Tom Jensen — Petitioner