No. 22-6313

Edward Scanlon, IV v. Valerie Lawson, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process institutional-abuse juvenile-detention new-jersey-civil-rights-act statute-of-limitations supplemental-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the courts below should have declined supplemental jurisdiction on remaining New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA) claims regarding a more liberal application of New Jersey law and its 'interest of justice' standard, providing more protections regarding the assessment of the 'due diligence' standard impacting the statute of limitations

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED In the wake of dismissing all federal claims and in conflict with settled Third Circuit jurisprudence and due process of law, whether the courts below in the context of a complaint of institutional abuse of a disabled juvenile, should the panel have declined supplemental jurisdiction on his remaining New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA) claims regarding a more liberal application of New Jersey Law and its interest of justice standard, providing more protections regarding the assessment of the “due diligence” standard impacting the statute of limitations? ii

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-02-03
Waiver of right of respondent Wesley Jordan to respond filed.
2023-02-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2023-01-20
Waiver of right of respondents Robert Balicki and Veronica Surrency to respond filed.
2022-12-28
Waiver of right of respondent William M. Burke to respond filed.
2022-09-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 17, 2023)

Attorneys

Edward Scanlon IV
Lon Christopher TaylorLaw Office of Kevin T. Flood, LLC, Petitioner
Robert Balicki and Veronica Surrency
Mark W. StrasleMadden & Madden, P.A., Respondent
Wesley Jordan
Justin Robert WhiteTesta Heck Testa & White, P.A., Respondent
William M. Burke
Joel ClymerGreenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis, LLP, Respondent