No. 20-160

Ahmed Halim v. United States

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2020-08-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights due-diligence good-faith government-discretion housing-regulations official-good-faith standing state-variance takings
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

What are the limits on due diligence?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented I What are the limits on due diligence? ; This question can be asked by each citizen in the United States. The Court of Appeals for the federal circuit extended the due diligence far Beyond reasonableness and said the petitioner should have the knowledge and experience of a real estate lawyer. all the experience the petitioner has was in Academia. II Do government officials act in good faith all the time? Any Citizen will be in disbelief.The court of appeals have long upheld the principle that government officials discharge their duties in good | faith. III Can the government punish the petitioner for reasons Beyond his control? In this petition, the project in Meridian Mississippi where the petitioner was threatened to go to jail if he worked on the project due to stop order Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was aware : about it. IV Can the government apply the same rules differently depending upon which state the project is located? In this petition, same rules were applied differently between projects in New York Mississippi and Ohio. V_ Does the government have the right to keep the petitioner cash money? The petitioner gave the government $3,617,000.00 cash on the promise that he would get it back.These are not taxes or loans. VI Can the Department of Housing and Urban Development bid kits considered valid agreements? These agreements were applied differently , in different states . depending upon your property manager you can get 6 years or 12 years extension/

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-08-20
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-08-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2020)

Attorneys

Ahmed Halim
Ahmed Halim — Petitioner
Ahmed Halim — Petitioner
United States
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent