No. 21-1480

James Acres v. Lester Marston, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2022-05-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: absolute-immunity california-common-law civil-litigation commercial-enterprise federal-law personal-immunity prosecutorial-immunity state-law tribal-immunity tribal-officials
Key Terms:
ERISA CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: 2022-09-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

What personal immunities are available to tribal officials?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In Lewis v. Clarke 137 S.Ct. 1285 (2017) this Court explained tribal officials sued in their personal capacities could avail themselves of personal immunity defenses. But Lewis did not address the nature of the personal immunities available to tribal officials. Below, a California Court of Appeal synthesized Lewis and California common law to hold absolute prosecutorial immunity protects the conduct of attorneys pursuing civil litigation on behalf of a tribal commercial enterprise. While the result flows naturally from California’s commonlaw, it is anathema to this Court’s absolute immunity jurisprudence. The question presented is: What personal immunities are available to tribal officials?

Docket Entries

2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-07-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-06-30
Waiver of right of respondent Boutin Jones Inc., Michael Chase, Daniel Stouder & Amy O'Neill to respond filed.
2022-06-20
Waiver of right of respondents Janssen Malloy, LLP; Megan Yarnall; and Amelia Burroughs to respond filed.
2022-06-17
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 25, 2022.
2022-06-16
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 23, 2022 to July 25, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
2022-05-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 23, 2022)

Attorneys

Boutin Jones Inc., Michael Chase, Daniel Stouder & Amy O'Neill
Jerome Nathan LerchLerch Sturmer LLP, Respondent
Jerome Nathan LerchLerch Sturmer LLP, Respondent
James Acres
Ronald Howard BlumbergBlumberg Law Group, LLP, Petitioner
Ronald Howard BlumbergBlumberg Law Group, LLP, Petitioner
Janssen Malloy, LLP; Megan Yarnall; and Amelia Burroughs
Karen E. AdelmanBerman Berman Berman Schneider & Lowery, LLP, Respondent
Karen E. AdelmanBerman Berman Berman Schneider & Lowery, LLP, Respondent