No. 21-1029

Geoffrey M. Young v. Adam Edelen, et al.

Lower Court: Kentucky
Docketed: 2022-01-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights conspiracy-allegations defendant-sanctions dismissal due-process good-faith-findings pre-discovery-dismissal sanctions standing trial-court-dismissal
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-03-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a trial court may dismiss all allegations against most defendants before discovery without construing the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and making good-faith findings of fact

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I filed a lawsuit in 2019 against 33 defendants for conspiracy to rig several primary elections. 1. May any trial court in Kentucky dismiss all allegations against most of the defendants, before discovery, for failure to state aclaim, without ever construing the complaint in the light most favorable to the plaintiff and without ever making any goodfaith findings of fact? 2. Under those circumstances, may Kentucky's trial and appellate courts impose sanctions against the plaintiff? 3. If a trial court dismisses a lawsuit without ever making any good-faith findings of fact, are Kentucky's two appellate courts under an affirmative duty to reverse the trial court's orders and require the trial court to make good-faith findings of fact?

Docket Entries

2022-03-21
Petition DENIED.
2022-03-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
2022-02-07
Waiver of right of respondents Matt Jones and Mike Kerber to respond filed.
2022-02-02
Waiver of right of respondent Andy Beshear to respond filed.
2022-01-28
Waiver of right of respondents Ben Self, et al. to respond filed.
2022-01-27
Waiver of right of respondent Amy McGrath to respond filed.
2022-01-25
Waiver of right of respondents Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, Donna Moore Campbell, Todd Piccirilli to respond filed.
2022-01-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 22, 2022)

Attorneys

Amy McGrath
Kathleen C. TranterDressman Benzinger LaVelle psc, Respondent
Kathleen C. TranterDressman Benzinger LaVelle psc, Respondent
Andy Beshear
Laura Crittenden TiptonKentucky Office of the Governor, Respondent
Laura Crittenden TiptonKentucky Office of the Governor, Respondent
Ben Self, et al.
Christie A. MooreDentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP, Respondent
Christie A. MooreDentons Bingham Greenebaum, LLP, Respondent
Geoffrey M. Young
Geoffrey M. Young — Petitioner
Geoffrey M. Young — Petitioner
Kentucky Authority for Educational Television, Donna Moore Campbell, Todd Piccirilli
Christopher W. BrookerWyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Respondent
Christopher W. BrookerWyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Respondent
Matt Jones and Mike Kerber
Benjamin Druien AllenGess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C., Respondent
Mike Kerber
Benjamin Druien AllenGess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C., Respondent
Benjamin Druien AllenGess Mattingly & Atchison, P.S.C., Respondent