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John Torsten Loop v. Washington, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-5020 · judgment March 20, 2026
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars an independent action under 42 U.S. C. §1983 alleging constitutional injuries caused by constitutionally defi cient procedures preceding and producing a state court judgment, rather than by the judgment itself.
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Whether the Fourteenth Amendment permits a State to delegate adjudication substantially affecting a fit parent’s fundamental liberty interest to a private arbitrator without the procedural safeguards consti tutionally required before the State may interfere with the parent-child relationship.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gene Clayton Schaerr
Schaerr | Jaffe
For respondent
Tera Marie Heintz
Washington State Attorney General's Office
Case
Conference history
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Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage
Proceedings
- Oct 16 2026Amicus brief of NC Values Institute submitted.
- Oct 02 2026Waiver of right of respondent State of Washington and Bob Ferguson to respond filed.
- Sep 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 19, 2026)