Chapman v. Doe
Petition for writ of certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and case remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot under United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. on March 20, 2023.
Issue: (1) Whether Clerk Chapman was properly denied quasi-judicial immunity because the judge could not recall anything about the case, including whether the judge directed her to notify the parents when an unemancipated minor filed an application for a judicial bypass to have an abortion; (2) whether it was clearly established in 2018 that providing prehearing notification to an unemancipated minor"s parent of a judicial bypass procedure violates the minor"s clearly established rights; and (3) whether, in light of this court"s intervening decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women"s Health Org., the court should remand to determine whether Doe can show she has a right to a judicial bypass procedure without notice to her parents.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/15/2022 | Application (22A146) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 31, 2022 to September 30, 2022, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh. |
| 08/18/2022 | Application (22A146) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 30, 2022. |
| 09/30/2022 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2022) |
| 11/01/2022 | Waiver of right of respondent Jane Doe, by Next Friend Anthony E. Rothert to respond filed. |
| 11/02/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/18/2022. |
| 11/04/2022 | Response Requested. (Due December 5, 2022) |
| 12/05/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 5, 2022 to January 4, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/06/2022 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 4, 2023. |
| 01/04/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 4, 2023 to January 12, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/05/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including January 12, 2023. |
| 01/11/2023 | Suggestion of Mootness filed by respondent Jane Doe, by Next Friend Anthony E. Rothert. |
| 01/12/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 12, 2023 to February 10, 2023, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 01/13/2023 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including February 10, 2023. |
| 02/07/2023 | Suggestions of Mootness and Unopposed Motion to Vacate the Judgment of the Court of Appeals filed by petitioner Michelle Chapman. |
| 02/08/2023 | Motion of Jane Doe, by Next Friend Anthony E. Rothert for an extension of time not accepted for filing. (February 09, 2023) |
| 02/15/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/3/2023. |
| 02/16/2023 | Response to petitioner's suggestion of mootness from respondent Jane Doe, by Next Friend Anthony E. Rothert filed. (Distributed) |
| 03/13/2023 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023. |
| 03/20/2023 | Petition GRANTED. Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED with instructions to dismiss the case as moot. See United States v. Munsingwear, Inc., 340 U. S. 36 (1950). Justice Jackson, dissenting. (Detached Opinion) |
| 04/21/2023 | Judgment issued. |