David Lockmiller v. United States, et al.
FirstAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Federal Tort Claims Act's limitation on contingency fees violates the First Amendment right to petition the government
Questions Presented to the Justices of the United States Supreme Court : First Question: Given the fact that the Constitution of the United States, Amendment f reads in pertinent ‘ part that “Congress shall make no law . . . abridging . . . the right of the people . . . to petition the Government for redress of grievances,” what gives Congress the authority to legislatively interfere and prohibitively limit, by provisions of Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) § 2678, any and every citizen’s right to freely negotiate a contingency fee arrangement with an attorney of plaintiff's choice in a FTCA lawsuit? : ! . | | Second Question: In strict compliance with the U. S. Supreme Court precedent in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 | U.S. 662, 678-679 (2009), was it not an abuse of discretion for the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals | to refuse to consider newly found and specifically relevant dispositive evidence completely discrediting the invalid syllogism of fact and law created by the Magistrate Judge in the Screening Order which led ; directly to the unjust dismissal of Petitioner's legitimate FTCA lawsuit? ; | | i | | | Page Questions Presented of Table Of