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E. Thomas Scarborough, III v. Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Northampton County, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 19-2455 · judgment February 20, 2020
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
I. Whether District Court has jurisdiction over state deprivation of federal rights, under the color of state law? a.) Whether Respondents are amenable to suit? b.) Whether Respondents are immune from suit? II. Whether District Court has jurisdiction over Constitutionally impermissible orders? a.) Whether the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees fathers’ Equal Protection of the law? b.) Whether the Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments, guarantees fathers’ Due Process of law? c.) Whether the relationship between a father and ■ T his child, is Constitutionally protected? !• ’ {‘V III. Whether District Court has jurisdiction over federal crimes? a.) Whether Rooker-Feldman bars claims of fraud? b.) Whether Rooker-Feldman bars disregarded claims? IV. Whether fathers’ have the right to present to the judiciary, allegations concerning violations of their fundamental Constitutional rights? a.) Whether the right of access to the Court, is assured by the Americans with Disabilities Act? b.) Whether the right of access to the Court, is assured by the Due Process clause? V. Whether the factual allegations stated in the complaint are sufficient to withstand a Rule 12(b) motion?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
E. Thomas Scarborough III
For respondent
Geri Romanello St. Joseph
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Nov 16 2020Rehearing DENIED.
- Oct 28 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/13/2020.
- Oct 15 2020Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 05 2020Petition DENIED.
- Jun 24 2020Supplemental brief of petitioner E. Thomas Scarborough filed. (Distributed)
- Jun 17 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
- Jun 16 2020Waiver of right of respondent Court of Common Pleas of Northampton, et al. to respond filed.
- May 19 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 1, 2020)