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No. 19-7704October Term 2019Decided Apr 20, 2020Updated Feb 13, 2020

Docket 19-7704October Term 2019 (2019–2020)

Massengale v. Municipality of Anchorage

The petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the Municipality of Anchorage, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees due to financial hardship.

Case status

Decided · April 20, 2020

Current stage
Decided
Latest event
Decision released Apr 20, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedApr 20, 2020
What it's about

The petitioner is asking the Supreme Court to review a lower court decision involving the Municipality of Anchorage, while also requesting permission to proceed without paying standard filing fees due to financial hardship.

Question presented

1. Whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals erred in affirming the District Court's dismissal of Petitioner's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine? 2. Whether the lower courts erred in failing to recognize that the Petitioner's claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act were independent of the state court judgment? 3. Whether the lower courts' application of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine violated the Petitioner's right to due process and access to the courts?

Case path

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit / Decision released Apr 20, 2020

Area

Decided Supreme Court case

Timing

Decided April 20, 2020

The Court released its decision on April 20, 2020 without hearing oral argument.

Grounding

Grounding
Primary-source trail available.
Note
Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
Checked
Jul 25, 2026
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