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Douglas Bruce v. City and County of Denver, Colorado, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 21-1388 · judgment January 10, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

Does the Rooker-Feldman doctrine preclude the District Court from recognizing subject matter jurisdiction over the claims filed by Mr. Bruce in federal court when Mr. Bruce was never made a party to, nor allowed to participate fully in, the state court litigation which formed the basis for the District Court’s refusal to exercise subject matter jurisdiction?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aaron Christopher Garrett
Nonprofit Legal Services of Utah

For respondent
Friedrick Charles Haines
Colorado Dept. of Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 20 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 01 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/17/2023.
  3. Oct 25 2023
  4. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jun 14 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  6. May 23 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Colorado to respond filed.
  7. May 23 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Sterling Consulting Corporation, et al. to respond filed.
  8. May 23 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents City and County of Denver to respond filed.
  9. May 05 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2023)