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Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle, Washington

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-35000 · judgment December 30, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
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

  1. Is the court-created “futility” doctrine, which allows a United States court to decide a case removed from state court even though it lacks jurisdiction, repugnant to Article III of the Constitution?

  2. Does application of the so-called “futility” doctrine by a United States court to decide a case over which it lacks jurisdiction contravene 28 U.S.C. 1447(c), the plain language of which requires remand of the cause to the state court from which it was removed?

  3. Should the Supreme Court grant certiorari to reconcile a conflict among the circuit courts of appeal regarding the validity of the futility doctrine?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jack Warren Fiander
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

For respondent
Kari Lee Vander Stoep
K&L Gates LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 20 2023
    Letter of September 20, 2023 from counsel for petitioner filed. (Distributed)
  3. Jul 19 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  4. Jul 12 2023
    Reply of petitioner Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe filed.
  5. Jul 06 2023
    Brief of respondent City of Seattle, Washington in opposition filed.
  6. May 25 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2023.
  7. May 24 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 7, 2023 to July 7, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
  8. May 08 2023
    Response Requested. (Due June 7, 2023)
  9. May 02 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
  10. Apr 06 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent City of Seattle, Washington to respond filed.
  11. Mar 28 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)