No. 20-6520

Paul Viriyapanthu v. State Bar of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment ada americans-with-disabilities-act arbitration-immunity noerr-pennington sovereign-immunity spending-clause title-ii u.s.-v.-georgia
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity ERISA DueProcess FourthAmendment Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-01-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where Congress conditioned the ADA to states' receipt of funding, must a Title II plaintiff demonstrate a 14th Amendment violation under U.S. v. Georgia to avoid dismissal when the state's waiver of sovereign immunity is by voluntary agreement pursuant to Congress's spending clause powers?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

questions presented are: . 1. Where Congress conditioned the Americans with Disabilities Act to the states’ receipt of funding under Title IV of the Social Security Act pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §608(d)(3) or other similar statutes and/or where the states have agreed to a “statement of assurances” with the federal government specifically enumerating the ADA in order to receive funding, must a Title II plaintiff demonstrate a 14h Amendment violation under U.S. v. Georgia to avoid dismissal when the state’s waiver of sovereign immunity is by voluntary agreement pursuant to Congress's spending clause powers, and not pursuant to Congress’s §5 powers to abrogate sovereign immunity to enforce the 14» amendment as was analyzed in Georgia? 2. Does Noerr-Pennington immunity apply to arbitrations conducted by private nongovernmental entities as the Ninth Circuit held here and in conflict (e.g. a split) with the Colorado Supreme Court and other federal courts which have held that arbitrations do not constitute a “petition to government” protected by the First Amendment and Noerr-Pennington? 3. Where a private organization which conducts arbitrations is also given authority by the state to select candidates for judicial appointment does arbitral immunity extend to non-arbitral related acts of giving racial preferences for positions as was held here and in contravention of Forrester v. White 484 U.S. 219 (1988)? ‘See Barnes v. Gorman 536 U.S. 181, 185-186 (2002), “We have repeatedly Clause legislation as ‘much in the nature of a contract: in return for federal funds, the [recipients] agree to comply with federally imposed conditions.” Cases A.G. v. Paradise Valley School Dist. 815 F.3d 1195 (CAQ 2016) .ceceeecceeeter

Docket Entries

2021-01-25
Petition DENIED.
2021-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021.
2020-12-08
Waiver of right of respondent The State Bar of California to respond filed.
2020-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent John Nelson to respond filed.
2020-12-03
Waiver of right of respondent Orange County Bar Association to respond filed.
2020-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)

Attorneys

John Nelson
Mark SchaefferNemecek & Cole, Respondent
Mark SchaefferNemecek & Cole, Respondent
Orange County Bar Association
Suzanne Burke SpencerSall Spencer Callas & Krueger, Respondent
Suzanne Burke SpencerSall Spencer Callas & Krueger, Respondent
Paul Viriyapanthu
Paul Viriyapanthu — Petitioner
Paul Viriyapanthu — Petitioner
The State Bar of California
Robert G. RetanaThe State Bar of California, Respondent
Robert G. RetanaThe State Bar of California, Respondent