Garcia v. Hobbs
Judgment vacated and case remanded to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington with instructions to enter a fresh judgment from which an appeal may be taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on February 20, 2024.
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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23-467 | W.D. Wash. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2023 |
Issue: (1) Whether this court has appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. " 1253 over the order of the three-judge district court empaneled under 28 U.S.C. " 2284 that dismissed as moot an equal protection challenge to Washington State House Legislative District 15, when that dismissal had the practical, literal effect of denying the requested injunction; and (2) whether a majority of the three-judge district court erred in finding this case moot because of the one-judge district court decision enjoining Legislative District 15, which is currently in dispute in a separate appeal, when it remains an open question whether appellant and others will continue to be illegally racially sorted under either old or new district lines.
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