No. 22-914October Term 2022Decided Jun 26, 2023
Docket 22-914October Term 2022 (2022–2023)
Waleski v. Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
This case asks whether a federal court can assume it has jurisdiction to decide state law issues against a party, even when the main issue on appeal is whether the court actually has that jurisdiction.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 26, 2023
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedJun 26, 2023
- What it's about
This case asks whether a federal court can assume it has jurisdiction to decide state law issues against a party, even when the main issue on appeal is whether the court actually has that jurisdiction.
Question presented
Whether a federal court can assume it has jurisdiction to decide state law issues against a party, even when the main issue on appeal is whether the court actually has that jurisdiction.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit / Decision released Jun 26, 2023
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
- Methodology