No. 20-7226

John R. Scannell v. Washington State Bar Association, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-02-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: disciplinary-proceedings first-amendment fourteenth-amendment investigation judicial-jurisdiction jurisdiction obstruction res-judicata rooker-feldman-doctrine state-court unlawful-practice
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2021-03-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Washington State Supreme Court have jurisdiction to conduct original disciplinary proceedings against Scannell?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented for Review 1. Did the Washington State Supreme Court have jurisdiction conduct original : disciplinary proceedings against Scannell for obstruction into an investigation as to whether . another attorney had practiced unlawfully in another state’s court? 2. Could this case be heard by a judge who was a member of the Washington State Bar Association, when under Washington law, the judge is jointly and severally liable for its debts? : 3. Can the appellant be denied a position on the ballot for the Washington State Supreme Court when he has practiced law in the State of Washington? 4. Were any of the appellant’s claims barred by the Rooker Feldman Doctrine? 5. Were any of Scannell’s claims barred by res judicata? 6. Did the Superior Court judge who denied the appellant a place on the ballot because he did not belong to the Washington State Bar Association, violate the appellants rights of free speech and/or rights of association, disassociation, under the 1st amendment and the 14% : amendment? B.

Docket Entries

2021-03-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
2021-03-02
Waiver of right of respondent Washington State Bar Association to respond filed.
2021-03-02
Waiver of right of respondents State of Washington, Barbara A. Madsen, et al. to respond filed.
2020-11-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 26, 2021)

Attorneys

John R. Scannell
John Scannell — Petitioner
John Scannell — Petitioner
State of Washington, Barbara A. Madsen, et al.
Peter Benjamin Gonick Sr.Attorney General of Washington, Respondent
Peter Benjamin Gonick Sr.Attorney General of Washington, Respondent
Washington State Bar Association
Douglas Edward SmithLittler Mendelson, P.C., Respondent
Douglas Edward SmithLittler Mendelson, P.C., Respondent