No. 24-6844

In Re Gayle George

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2025-03-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law appellate-procedure congressional-oversight constitutional-authority dc-home-rule judicial-review
Key Terms:
DueProcess Takings JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-05-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Superior Court of the District of Columbia is an agency subject to congressional oversight under the DC Home Rule Act, and whether the DC Court of Appeals failed to provide proper judicial review of a contested case

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is the Superior Court (of the District of Columbia an agency of the District of Columbia government, over which Congress retains ultimate legislative authority under Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution pursuant to the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization (Home Rule) Act of 1973 colloquially known as the DC Home Rule Act? 2. Does the District of Columbia Court of Appeals have a duty to provide a speedy judicial review of controversial orders issued by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia in a highly contested case pursuant to § 2-510 of the DC Code which states. “(a) Any person suffering a legal wrong, or adversely affected or aggrieved, by order or decision of the Mayor or an agency in a contested case, is entitled to a judicial review thereof in accordance with this subchapter upon filing in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals a written petition for review ”an 3. Was the DC Appellate Court ’s refusal to even file Relator ’s Petition for Judicial Review and failure to provide clear guidance on the alternate code or rule to get the relief for which she a dereliction of that duty?was 4. Were legal determinations made on the bare assertion of DC Appellate Court ’s clerical staff in the absence of any code citation or caveat in the rules governing Relator ’s filing appropriate? 5. If the Supreme Court has determined “state-sponsored home equity theft” facilitated by local courts on the most vulnerable people in the country unconstitutional, 1 are the laws, processes, and functions of states and municipalities that continue the practice also unconstitutional? Tyler v Hennepin County, Minnesota, 598 U.S. 6,143 S. CT. 1369 2023

Docket Entries

2025-05-27
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/22/2025.
2025-03-21
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 24, 2025)

Attorneys

Gayle George
Gayle George — Petitioner
Gayle George — Petitioner