No. 20-5442

Condra L. Smith v. Department of Education, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-21
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law amount-in-controversy civil-procedure diversity-jurisdiction federal-courts federal-jurisdiction interstate-litigation standing student-loan-fraud subject-matter-jurisdiction wage-garnishment
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the courts can exercise jurisdiction over a case involving parties from multiple states and the minimum amount in controversy for diversity jurisdiction

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . |. Weather the courts can suit between the four states, the petitioner is in Indiana and one of the respondents(General Recovery) is located in Ohio, one of the respondents(Pioneer Recovery) is located in New York, and another respondent(United States Department of Education) is in Washington, D.C and the amount in controversy is more than the minimum amount needed for diversity jurisdiction. Il. Weather the courts can rule on a fraud crime invoiving student loans that do not contain the petitioner’s signatures and the continuing to unlawfully garnish wages when instructed to stop by ECMC hearing. (Educational Credit Management Corporation) lil. Weather the courts can hear and resolve this case involving The U.S. Department of Education et al which all parties are apart of an agency of the federal government.

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-09-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-26
Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Dept. of Ed., et al. to respond filed.
2020-07-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 21, 2020)

Attorneys

Condra L. Smith
Condra L. Smith — Petitioner
Condra L. Smith — Petitioner
U.S. Dept. of Ed., et al.
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent