No. 21-1232

Paul C. Nordberg v. The Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2022-03-10
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 11th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law due-process hans-v-louisiana judicial-interpretation legal-precedent sovereign-immunity standing state-immunity
Key Terms:
Arbitration ERISA
Latest Conference: 2022-05-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the 11th Amendment be the basis for judicial determinations

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Should the clear and unambiguous words of the 11% Amendment to the United States Constitution be the basis for judicial determinations relating to that Amendment? 2. Should the reasoning relating to the meaning of the 11 Amendment that is set forth in Hans v. Louisiana; 10 S.Ct. 504 (1890) and its progeny be explicitly rejected by the current , United States Supreme Court? 3. As a result, should the decisions of the United . States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit in Nordberg _-v-___ Massachusetts __ Teachers’ ) Retirement System (Case No. 21-1006; United ii States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit), . dismissing this lawsuit as barred by the 11” Amendment be vacated? iii CORPORATE DISCLOSURE . This lawsuit is an action by a single citizen against the Massachusetts Teachers’ Retirement System. No corporate information exists that would need to be disclosed to the Court. . APPEALS COURT JUDGES WHO . DECIDED MY APPEAL e Sandra L. Lynch , e O. Rogeriee Thompson e William J. Kayatta, Jr. iv

Docket Entries

2022-08-01
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-07-07
DISTRIBUTED.
2022-06-04
2022-05-16
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/12/2022.
2022-03-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2022)

Attorneys

Paul C. Nordberg
Paul C. Nordberg — Petitioner
Paul C. Nordberg — Petitioner