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