No. 22-1087

Douglas Bruce v. City and County of Denver, Colorado, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-procedure due-process federal-court judicial-review procedural-due-process rooker-feldman-doctrine state-court-litigation subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
ERISA SocialSecurity DueProcess Punishment
Latest Conference: 2023-11-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine preclude the District Court from recognizing subject matter jurisdiction over the claims filed by Mr. Bruce in federal court when Mr. Bruce was never made a party to, nor allowed to participate fully in, the state court litigation which formed the basis for the District Court's refusal to exercise subject matter jurisdiction?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine preclude the District Court from recognizing subject matter jurisdiction over the claims filed by Mr. Bruce in federal court when Mr. Bruce was never made a party to, nor allowed to participate fully in, the state court litigation which formed the basis for the District Court’s refusal to exercise subject matter jurisdiction? 2

Docket Entries

2023-11-20
Rehearing DENIED.
2023-11-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
2023-10-25
2023-10-02
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
2023-05-23
Waiver of right of respondent State of Colorado to respond filed.
2023-05-23
Waiver of right of respondents Sterling Consulting Corporation, et al. to respond filed.
2023-05-23
Waiver of right of respondents City and County of Denver to respond filed.
2023-05-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2023)

Attorneys

City and County of Denver
Matthew Joseph MulbargerCity and County of Denver, Respondent
Matthew Joseph MulbargerCity and County of Denver, Respondent
Douglas Bruce
Aaron Christopher GarrettNonprofit Legal Services of Utah, Petitioner
Aaron Christopher GarrettNonprofit Legal Services of Utah, Petitioner
State of Colorado
Friedrick Charles HainesColorado Dept. of Law, Respondent
Friedrick Charles HainesColorado Dept. of Law, Respondent
Sterling Consulting Corporation, et al.
John M. TannerFairfield and Woods, P.C., Respondent
John M. TannerFairfield and Woods, P.C., Respondent