No. 21-6866

Richard R. Lawless v. Kat Mulder, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-01-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: anti-slapp anti-slapp-statute civil-procedure civil-rights court-discovery discovery due-process jury-trial prejudice-dismissal seventh-amendment state-appellate-court
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Latest Conference: 2022-03-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a State court deny access to a jury trial and court discovery through the inappropriate application on an AntiSLAPP statute?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Question Presented for Review | Plaintiff was denied access to a jury trial and court discovery violating his seventh amendment rights through the courts | inappropriate application of the D.C. Anti-SLAPP Statute. | Plaintiffs cases were dismissed with Prejudice under the D.C. | Anti-SLAPP Statute, State Appellate Court denied request to hear appeal, denying Plaintiff access to further discovery and access to any other State courts within the United States. | Small Claims Judge Bosier applied the DC AntiSLAPP ina $10,000 small claims case, review Judge Epstein declined to review decision and Judge Puig-Lugo cited the application of the DC Anti-SLAPP Statute in the small claims case as the primary reasons he was dismissing a $482,000,000 lawsuit with prejudice. (same Plaintiff) | “Can a State court deny access to a jury trial and court | discovery through the inappropriate application on an AntiSLAPP statute?”

Docket Entries

2022-03-07
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
2022-02-11
Waiver of right of respondents Judges Tanya Jones Bosier, Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, and Anthony C. Epstein to respond filed.
2022-02-11
Waiver of right of respondent Kat Downs Mulder, Cameron Barr, David Fallis, David Burns, Jeff Leen, Phoebe Connelly and Micah Gelman to respond filed.
2021-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)

Attorneys

Judges Tanya Jones Bosier, Hiram E. Puig-Lugo, and Anthony C. Epstein
Carl James SchifferleDistrict of Columbia Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Carl James SchifferleDistrict of Columbia Office of Attorney General, Respondent
Kat Downs Mulder, Cameron Barr, David Fallis, David Burns, Jeff Leen, Phoebe Connelly and Micah Gelman
Nicholas Garber GamseWilliams & Connolly LLP, Respondent
Nicholas Garber GamseWilliams & Connolly LLP, Respondent
Richard Lawless
Richard R. Lawless — Petitioner
Richard R. Lawless — Petitioner