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Albert F. Catanach v. David K. Thomson, Judge, District Court of New Mexico, 1st Judicial District

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 17-2089 · judgment November 20, 2017

Certiorari denied · May 14, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

The Ex Parte v. Young Prospective Relief doctrine allows for Federal Jurisdiction when state actors are continually violating federal law. A suit under this doctrine is applicable when the state official being sued is violating federal law on an ongoing basis and the official is being sued in his or her official capacity. The question presented is whether a state Judge can be granted an individual judicial immunity claim under the umbrella of the 1996 Federal Court Improvement Act when sued in his official capacity for an ongoing violation of federal law. -

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Albert F. Catanach

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 14 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 18 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/10/2018.
  3. Feb 27 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 2, 2018)