Legal Opinion
Stafne v. Zilly
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided October 9, 2018No. Case No. 2:17-cv-01692-MHSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Michael H. Simon, District Judge.
Plaintiff Scott E. Stafne ("Stafne") is an attorney in the State of Washington. He brings this action on his own behalf. Stafne asserts claims against three senior federal judges and a county sheriff.1 Before Stafne filed this lawsuit, each Federal Judge Defendant had elected what is known as "senior status" under 28 U.S.C. § 371(b)(1).2 In *1084this lawsuit, Stafne challenges the constitutionality of that statute under the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution.3
Stafne argues that after the Federal Judge Defendants elected senior status, they became mere…
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