No. 20-102

Christopher Hadsell v. Barry Baskin, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-courts federal-jurisdiction jurisdiction rooker-doctrine separation-of-powers state-court-judgments state-courts
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2020-12-11 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Rooker's usurpation of Congress' power to expand this Court's jurisdiction to include exclusive jurisdiction for appellate review of state-court judgments, and to contract the federal inferior courts' jurisdiction to exclude all original and review jurisdiction of state-court judgments, violates the Separation of Powers doctrine and Kokkonen

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED © ; 1. Congress has the sole power to govern the federal . courts’ original and review jurisdiction of state-court judgments. Does Rooker’s usurpation of Congress’ power to expand this Court’s jurisdiction to include exclusive jurisdiction for appellate review of state-court judgments, and to contract the federal inferior courts’ jurisdiction to : exclude all original and review jurisdiction of state-court ; judgments, violate the Separation of Powers doctrine and . Kokkonen? 2. Has the combined effect of the federal inferior courts’ various local rules resulted in the courts’ ability to eliminate a litigant’s right to be heard in violation of the ; 5th Amend.’s Due Process Clause, 7th Amend.’s Right of Trial by Jury, and Goldberg?

Docket Entries

2020-12-14
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-11-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020.
2020-11-09
2020-10-13
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2020.
2020-09-10
Waiver of right of respondent Kimberly Campbell and William Whiting to respond filed.
2020-08-17
Waiver of right of respondents Honorable Barry Baskin, et al. to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Christopher Hadsell
Christopher Hadsell — Petitioner
Christopher Hadsell — Petitioner
Honorable Barry Baskin, et al.
Sharon M. NagleBold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson, Respondent
Sharon M. NagleBold, Polisner, Maddow, Nelson & Judson, Respondent
Kimberly Campbell and William Whiting
Alison P BuchananHoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc., Respondent
Alison P BuchananHoge Fenton Jones & Appel, Inc., Respondent
Washington
Hilary A. ThomasWhatcom County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent
Hilary A. ThomasWhatcom County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, Respondent