No. 21-479

Nicole K., by Next Friend Linda R., et al. v. Terry J. Stigdon, Director, Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-09-30
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) Experienced Counsel
Tags: abstention abstention-doctrine administrative-process circuit-court-ruling civil-procedure extraordinary-circumstances federal-court-discretion federalism judicial-proceeding procedural-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a federal court has discretion to put any federal proceeding on hold while a state works its way through an administrative process

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal court “has discretion to put any federal proceeding on hold while a state works its way through an administrative process,” as the Seventh Circuit held in affirming dismissal, or whether abstention is instead permissible only where the case involves certain narrowly defined “extraordinary circumstances” not present here.

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED.
2021-12-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-12-22
Reply of petitioners Nicole K., by next friend Linda R., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2021-12-08
Brief of respondents Terry J. Stigdon, in her official capacity as Director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-11-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 24, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-11-23
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including December 8, 2021.
2021-10-25
Response Requested. (Due November 24, 2021)
2021-10-21
Brief amici curiae of Institute for Justice, et al., filed. (Distributed)
2021-10-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
2021-10-15
Waiver of right of respondent Terry J. Stigdon, in her official capacity as Director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, et al. to respond filed.
2021-10-15
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, Nicole K., by next friend Linda R., et al.
2021-09-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 1, 2021)

Attorneys

Institute for Justice, et al.,
Samuel Bracken GedgeInstitute for Justice, Amicus
Nicole K., by next friend Linda R., et al.
Deanne Elizabeth MaynardMorrison & Foerster LLP, Petitioner
Terry J. Stigdon, in her official capacity as Director of the Indiana Department of Child Services, et al.
Thomas M. Fisher — Respondent