No. 23-762

Sam Silverberg v. District of Columbia, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2024-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-discretion constitutional-challenge constitutional-challenges exclusive-jurisdiction federal-jurisdiction property-rights state-revenues subject-matter-jurisdiction tax-assessment tax-assessments
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the exclusive jurisdiction to shield local tax assessments from constitutional challenges in a federal court to protect state revenues can be extended when the local tax is used to appropriate property rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED: 1. Whether the exclusive jurisdiction to shield local tax assessments from constitutional challenges in a federal court to protect state revenues can be : extended when the local tax is used to appropriate property rights? 2. Whether the appellate court reliance on Jenkins and their assertion that federal jurisdiction is barred from all constitutional claims arising from the assessment is conflicting with Hibbs v. Winn, 542 U.S. 88? 3. Whether the appellate court abused their discretion by refusing to enter an amended complaint without providing “justifying reasons” for the refusal? 4. Whether the appellate court abused their discretion when the court introduced state claims for relief where the states have exclusive subject matter jurisdiction, that the plaintiff was effectively seeking a refund which contradicts plaintiffs statements in the record that he is not seeking a refund or challenging the assessment? . 5. Whether the practice of this appellate court to dismiss a complaint having a mix of claims where some claims do not have federal subject matter jurisdiction is conflicting with the second circuit where the surviving claims are adjudicated is an abuse of discretion? Dorce v. City of New York, 2 F.4th 81, 82 (2d Cir. 2021)

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-26
Waiver of right of respondent District of Columbia, et al. to respond filed.
2023-11-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2024)

Attorneys

District of Columbia, et al.
Thais-Lyn TrayerD.C. Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Sam SIlverberg
Sam Silverberg — Petitioner