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Elile Adams v. Raymond G. Dodge, Jr., Chief Judge, Tribal Court of the Nooksack, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-35490 · judgment February 15, 2022

Certiorari denied · June 21, 2022

Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Whether federal plaintiffs seeking to challenge their non-federal prosecution on the basis of bad faith face a heightened pleading standard.
Whether actions taken by the clerk of a non-federal court to impede review of a habeas petition obviate the petitioner’s need to further exhaust remedies in that court.

For petitioner
Gabriel S. Galanda
Galanda Broadman, PLLC

For respondent
Charles N. Hurt Jr.
Nooksack Indian Tribe

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jun 21 2022
Petition DENIED.
May 31 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/16/2022.
May 27 2022
Waiver of right of respondent Betty Leathers, Deanna Francis, the Nooksack Indian Tribe, and the Nooksack Tribal Court to respond filed.
Main Document
May 23 2022
Waiver of right of respondents Raymond G. Dodge, Jr., et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
May 13 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 16, 2022)
Petition Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service