No. 18-8605

Gregory Swecker, et ux. v. Department of Agriculture, et al.

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights discrimination discrimination-case due-process equal-protection judicial-bias motion-to-dismiss race-gender-discrimination recusal renewable-energy
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the court of appeal's decision below contradicts existing legal principles when evaluating a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and giving contradictory rulings based upon race and gender for the purpose of resolving discrimination cases based on the same pattern and practice of illegal conduct by the same creditors

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS) PRESENTED @ Whether the court of appeal’s decision below contradicts existing legal principles when evaluating a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted and giving contradictory rulings based upon race and gender for the purpose of resolving discrimination cases based on the same pattern and practice of illegal conduct by the same creditors. Gi) | Whether the court of appeal’s decision below adversely affects the public’s perception of the unbiased nature of the judiciary in a high profile case in the use of renewable energy sources when a substantial burden is placed on litigants to be granted recusal relief from a clearly biased judicial . officer and the disqualification of a judgment when it is shown that the Judge had an undisclosed financial interest in the case.

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-29
Waiver of right of respondent Department of Agriculture, et al. to respond filed.
2019-03-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 29, 2019)

Attorneys

Department of Agriculture, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent
Gregory Swecker, et ux.
Gregory R. Swecker — Petitioner