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