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John Doe v. Tennessee, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 24-5280 · judgment October 28, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Does Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit disability discrimination in state court proceedings?
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What is the definition of “discrimination” under the Americans with Disabilities Act ?
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What is the factual pleading standard for determining the issue of sovereign immunity?
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Is sovereign immunity abrogated when a plaintiff alleges a state court violated ADA Title II and his fundamental parent-child rights on the basis of disability discrimination?
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Is a limited remand by a U.S. Court of Appeals proper in pre-trial civil cases and if so, was the September 2020 Court of Appeals order a proper limited remand?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Christopher L. Weismuller
For respondent
Daniel Mark Nolan
Batson Nolan, PLC
Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, June 2, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 02 2025Petition DENIED.
- May 13 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
- Apr 25 2025Waiver of right of respondents Tennessee, et al. to respond filed.
- Apr 17 2025Waiver of right of respondents Craig Monsue/ Dickson County, Tennessee to respond filed.
- Jan 27 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2025)