No. 23-7005

Simon Chan v. Maura Tracy Healey, Governor of Massachusetts, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment ashcroft-v-iqbal civil-rights class-of-one due-process engquist-v-oregon equal-protection government-discrimination judicial-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Should the US Supreme Court allow government officials to engage in discriminatory conduct without consequence?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : QUESTIONS(S) PRESENTED Question 1: The Massachusetts Government is entrusted by its people to govern fairly and rationally. This lawsuit accuses its state government agencies, the governor and administrators of acting illegally and prejudicially. Should the US Supreme Court let them get away with their misbehaviors or actions without re-evaluation and consequence? Question 2: Should the judicial system of the United States allow the defendants of this case go unpunished or unreprimanded for their violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14° Amendment of the US Constitution? Question 3: Should Class of One victims of discriminations be neglected and take a back seat in the grievance process of the US judicial system? Before the codifications of Protected Classes in civil rights advancement, wasn't it true that civil rights pioneers like Rosa Park and James Meredith were all Class of One discrimination victims in the fifties and sixties? Therefore, should Class of One victims enjoy the same level of legal consideration as the codified Protected Classes? Question 4: How far could the 2 landmark cases law of Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 173 L. Ed. 2d 868 (2009) and Engquist v. Oregon Dep't of Agric., 553 U.S. 591, 603 (2008) go in protecting de facto violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14° Amendment of the US Constitution committed by government officials? Ashcroft and Engquist rulings actually were never meant to protect perpetrators of discriminations recklessly. They have certain rational limits and boundaries. This Petition of Writ of Certiorari aims to uncover the limits and boundaries of these 2 legal rulings. : :

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-06-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-06-14
Petitioner complied with order of May 13, 2024.
2024-05-29
Application (23A1060) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until June 17, 2024.
2024-05-24
Application (23A1060) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of May 13, 2024, submitted to Justice Jackson.
2024-05-13
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until June 3, 2024, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2024-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2024-04-04
Waiver of right of respondents Maura Tracy Healey, in her official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; (2) Jamey Tesler, in his official capacity as Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; and (3) the Massachusetts Department of Trans to respond filed.
2024-04-03
Waiver of right of respondents Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, MBTA FMCB, Steve Poftak, Brian Shortsleeves, Vince Poon to respond filed.
2024-03-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 15, 2024)

Attorneys

Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, MBTA FMCB, Steve Poftak, Brian Shortsleeves, Vince Poon
Denise Abundis BrognaMBTA Office of General Counsel-Employment & Labor , Respondent
Denise Abundis BrognaMBTA Office of General Counsel-Employment & Labor , Respondent
Maura Tracy Healey, in her official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; (2) Jamey Tesler, in his official capacity as Secretary and CEO of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation; and (3) the Massachusetts Department of Trans
Joseph P. LuciaMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Joseph P. LuciaMassachusetts Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Simon Chan
Simon Chan — Petitioner
Simon Chan — Petitioner