Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe v. City of Seattle, Washington

Petition for certiorari denied on October 2, 2023

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
22-955	9th Cir.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2023

Issue: (1) Whether the court-created "futility" doctrine, which allows a federal court to decide a case removed from state court even though it lacks jurisdiction, is repugnant to Article III of the Constitution; and (2) whether application of the futility doctrine contravenes 28 U.S.C. " 1447(c), the plain language of which requires remand of the case to the state court from which it was removed.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
03/28/2023	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)
04/06/2023	Waiver of right of respondent City of Seattle, Washington to respond filed.
05/02/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
05/08/2023	Response Requested. (Due June 7, 2023)
05/24/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 7, 2023 to July 7, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
05/25/2023	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 7, 2023.
07/06/2023	Brief of respondent City of Seattle, Washington in opposition filed.
07/12/2023	Reply of petitioner Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe filed.
07/19/2023	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
09/20/2023	Letter of September 20, 2023 from counsel for petitioner filed. (Distributed)
10/02/2023	Petition DENIED.