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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


Certiorari denied · June 2, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Does Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act prohibit disability discrimination in state court proceedings?

  2. What is the definition of “discrimination” under the Americans with Disabilities Act ?

  3. What is the factual pleading standard for determining the issue of sovereign immunity?

  4. 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?

  5. 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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 02 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 13 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/29/2025.
  3. Apr 25 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Tennessee, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Apr 17 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Craig Monsue/ Dickson County, Tennessee to respond filed.
  5. Jan 27 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2025)