No. 24-7343

Christopher Harris v. Officer Lesko, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: constitutional-violation due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment freedom-of-contract kokkonen-rule
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Where an officer of the court violates the 'Kokkonen rule' by 'enforcing' an on-the-record promise only, who has unambiguously invoked the Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, under what circumstance is Petitioner charged on the matter of 'acceptance' thereunto and thereby purge the taint from a Kokkonen violation; inter alia?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Where an officer of the court violates the “Kokkonen rule ” by “enforcing ” an on-the-record promise only, who has unambiguously invoked the Fourteenth Amendment right to due process, under what circumstance is Petitioner charged on the matter of “acceptance ” ;v *■ Page 3 of 43 thereunto and thereby purge the taint from a Kokkonen violation; inter alia ? In Allgever v. Louisiana , the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana statute that restricted citizens ’ ability to contract for insurance outside the state, establishing the principle of economic liberty under the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. The Question Presented: Where an officer of the court violates Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the U. S. Constitution against “Freedom of Contract, ” who has duly invoked equal protection, under what circumstance is the abridgement of such privileges justifiable under Fourteenth Amendment rights and thereby purge a taint from the Allgeyer decision; sua sponte? i ■s* Page 4 of 43 ■V II.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-02
Waiver of right of respondent Officer Lesko; Officer Dohan; City of Philadelphia to respond filed.
2025-05-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 2, 2025)

Attorneys

Christopher Harris
Christopher Harris — Petitioner
Officer Lesko; Officer Dohan; City of Philadelphia
Jane Lovitch IstvanCity of Philadelphia Law Department, Respondent