No. 21-191

Sergei Vinkov v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-08-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: case-or-controversy civil-rights constitutional-claims declaratory-judgment diversity-jurisdiction establishment-clause first-amendment free-speech insurance-coverage standing subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess CriminalProcedure Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court abused its discretion retaining jurisdiction over the Declaratory Judgment Act (28 USC § 2201(a)) in the insurance dispute

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED (1) Whether the District Court abused its discretion retaining jurisdiction over the Declaratory Judgment Act (28 USC § 2201(a)) in the insurance dispute, if: a) the Insurer failed to allege that it incurred defense costs in the amount of $75,000 (diversity amount) or more in the Underlying Action to invoke the federal jurisdiction under 28 USC § 13382? b) the Insurer failed to allege pure secular claims to satisfy the specific and actual . controversy requirement under Article II of US Constitution and Establishment Clause of First Amendment?" (2) Whether the petition must be summarily disposed in the light of Fulton v. Philadelphia, 593 U. S. (2021)? i PARTIES AND

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-08-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Sergei Vinkov
Sergei Vinkov — Petitioner
Sergei Vinkov — Petitioner