No. 25-741

Keith Allen Kiefer v. Isanti County, Minnesota, et al.

Lower Court: Minnesota
Docketed: 2025-12-22
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: constitutional-claims federal-court first-amendment petition-clause statute-of-limitations supreme-court-review
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the petition stage of Supreme Court review constitutes a 'federal court proceeding' for purposes of tolling state tort statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. §1367(d)

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

To protect the right of access to the courts under the First Amendment’s Petition Clause, during the petition stage of this Court seeking review of federal constitutional claims arising from a federal court action with supplemental state tort claims, whether this Court’s petition stage is a statutory right to petition under 28 U.S.C. §2101(c) (granting 90 days to file a petition for a writ of certiorari) as a “federal court proceeding” and hence, a filed petition a matter “pending” sub judice as declared in 28 U.S.C. § 1367(d) to continue the tolling of state tort statute of limitations until a final Court order is issued.

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-12-31
Waiver of right of respondent Isanti County to respond filed.
2025-12-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 21, 2026)

Attorneys

Isanti County
Paul Donald ReuversIverson Reuvers, LLC, Respondent
Paul Donald ReuversIverson Reuvers, LLC, Respondent
Keith Kiefer
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner
Erick G. KaardalMohrman, Kaardal & Erickson P.A., Petitioner