No. 23-519

Stephanie Lynn Soondar v. Supreme Court of Colorado

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2023-11-16
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: attorney-admission attorney-regulation colorado-supreme-court constitutional-jurisdiction due-process exclusive-jurisdiction federal-constitution federal-precedent state-court-authority supreme-court-rules
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the Colorado Supreme Court's attorney admission rules constitutional?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED . The Constitution of the State of Colorado gives the Colorado Supreme Court exclusive jurisdiction over attorney regulation. With this authority the Colorado Supreme Court has created rules for attorney admission, including Rule 206 which permits the Colorado Supreme Court to waive or enforce any of its admission rules. , Thereafter, a 1) Is it constitutional for the Colorado Supreme Court, in the exercise of its exclusive jurisdiction, to defy , Federal Supreme Court precedent and the Federal ; Constitution? As a general matter, but specifically in regard to Petitioner Soondar’s Federal due process rights? ; , 2) Given the enormous request for audiences this Federal Supreme Court receives each year, and therefore the statistically improbable opportunity to ii. review various state attorney admission matters of exclusive jurisdiction, are the Colorado Supreme Court Rules 206 and 207.9 constitutional? Rules that may or may not allow for review, may or may ; not follow Federal and State Jurisprudence; may or -may not follow the Court’s self-created rules and . subject matter precedence; may or may not reconcile decisions with a written opinion? : iii.

Docket Entries

2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-12-01
Waiver of right of respondents Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court to respond filed.
2023-11-30
Waiver of right of respondent Colorado to respond filed.
2023-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 18, 2023)

Attorneys

Colorado
Shannon Wells StevensonColorado Department of Law, Respondent
Shannon Wells StevensonColorado Department of Law, Respondent
Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court
Jessica E. YatesOffice of Attorney Regulation Counsel , Respondent
Jessica E. YatesOffice of Attorney Regulation Counsel , Respondent
Stephanie Lynn Soondar
Stephanie Lynn Soondar — Petitioner
Stephanie Lynn Soondar — Petitioner