Is There A Remedy For The CA State Court's Excessive Case Load
Many people I speak to feel that justice is not done in state court. Their concern is not that the state courts don't work hard and try, it's simply a lack of resources and a heavy case load. So, is there a legal remedy for this in federal court, the 9th Circuit has held NO.
In, E.T. v. Cantil-Sakauye, the court held that a federal court properly abstained from considering foster children's claims challenging the "crushing and unlawful caseloads" of state dependency courts where the remedy sought would necessarily require that the court intrude upon the state's administration of its court system.
E.T. and several other minor foster children filed suit on behalf of themselves and a proposed class of some 5,100 others in Sacramento County. They alleged that "crushing and unlawful caseloads" frustrated the ability of local dependency courts to fairly and adequately hear their cases, and likewise stymied the ability of court-appointed counsel to provide them effective assistance.
The court of appeals observed that pursuant to federal constitutional limitations on the federal government, federal courts may not entertain actions that seek to impose an ongoing federal audit of state proceedings.
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