Barnes-Wallace v. Boy Scouts of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER CERTIFYING QUESTIONS TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA
ORDER
We respectfully request the California Supreme Court to exercise its discretion and decide the certified questions presented below. See Cal. R. Ct. 29.8. The reso*1041lution of any one of these questions could determine the outcome of this appeal and no controlling California precedent exists. See id. We are aware of the California Supreme Court’s demanding caseload and recognize that our request adds to that load. But we feel compelled to request certification because this case raises difficult questions of state constitutional law…
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- MITCHELL BARNES-WALLACE MAXWELL BREEN v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA — DESERT PACIFIC COUNCIL, MITCHELL BARNES-WALLACE MAXWELL BREEN LORI BARNES-WALLACE, GUARDIAN AD LITEM LYNN BARNES-WALLACE, GUARDIAN AD LITEM MICHAEL BREEN, GUARDIAN AD LITEM VALERIE BREEN, GUARDIAN AD LITEM v. CITY OF SAN DIEGO BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA—DESERT PACIFIC COUNCILCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006