No. 18-8137

Tanya Steele v. John Pedro, Jr., et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: anti-harassment civil-rights due-process fair-housing-act jurisdiction sovereign-immunity standing sua-sponte
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the First Circuit Appeals Court erred in dismissing the case for lack of jurisdiction despite the judge's sua sponte order overriding the legal process

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented US. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni removed John Pedro : Junior's default judgment with a sua sponte order. A sua sponte order is a decision made by a judge with no motion or request having been made by any party to the legal action. The petitioner did not have any participation ina major decision in her case because the judge and John Pedro Junior's lawyer, Mathew King, decided in a private meeting to have the default judgment removed. Mastroianni did not schedule a court date for a hearing at the court house for negotiations between the petitioner and the respondents. The petitioner was completely shut out of the judicial process. Why the First Circuit Appeals Court dismissed my case for lack of Jurisdiction although the judge overrode the legal system with a sua sponte order? The federal government has protections against lawsuits with the general public through Sovereign Immunity. HUD denied the petitioner's civil rights protections from discrimination with the violation of the Fair Housing Act, anti-harassment provision, 42 U.S.C. § 3617. The Fair Housing Act has waivers that allow lawsuits to be commenced against the federal government. Why the First Circuit Appeals Court dismissed my case with the Department : of Housing and Urban Development for lack of Jurisdiction ?

Docket Entries

2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-03-28
Waiver of right of respondent UNITED STATES to respond filed.
2019-03-07
Waiver of right of respondent HAP Housing to respond filed.
2019-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 28, 2019)

Attorneys

HAP Housing
Jonathan J. KaneFierst, Kane & Bloomberg, LLP, Respondent
Jonathan J. KaneFierst, Kane & Bloomberg, LLP, Respondent
Tanya Steele
Tanya Steele — Petitioner
Tanya Steele — Petitioner
UNITED STATES
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent