No. 25-5854

Dmt MacTruong v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-10-09
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: citizen-prosecution civil-rights constitutional-standing declaratory-judgment due-process separation-of-powers
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-12-05
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does Appellant-Petitioner, a U.S. citizen, living in one State of the Union, have standing to commence a civil action for a declaratory order/opinion pursuant to Rule 57 of the FRCvP against an individual or a group of individuals, some of whom patently lie, deceive, or even are convicted felons, for having lied, cheated, deceived, or defrauded, in (i) undisputed violation of the most fundamental rules of the U.S. Constitution, such as principles of due process, reliability, predictability, non-retroactivity of new legislation, separation of powers, checks and balances, good faith, transparency, integrity, justice, fairness, impartiality, or (ii) in violation of such basic rights to life, liberty, justice, equality, property, privacy, the pursuit of happiness, that the U.S. Constitution guarantees to all, not a few, privileged U.S. citizens?

2. Does the U.S. Constitution grant Congress or the President or the U.S. Supreme Court, or all three branches of the Government combined the exclusive power to designate a specific group of officials the most known of them are the U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Attorneys, or Assistant U.S. Attorney the exclusive power to prosecute anybody reasonably suspected of violating the U.S. Constitution or federal law?

3. Does the U.S. Constitution or any federal law strictly prohibit the practice of the common law theory of "Citizen Arrest," or for that matter, the new DMT theory of "CITIZEN PROSECUTION," meaning any U.S. Citizen having personal or public knowledge and reasonable evidence in support of any other U.S. citizen, including such U.S. Governmental official or employee as the President or Vice President or other cabinet members of the President, or members of Congress or Judges of federal Court, or U.S. Attorney General, or U.S. Attorneys, or Assistant U.S. Attorneys, all of whom, before they take office, are sworn in to preserve, protect, and defend every provision of the U.S. Constitution to the best of their ability without any mental reservation, has the right and duty to commence a civil action for a declaratory order/opinion pursuant to Rule 57 of the FRCvP against the latter for the ultimate sake of preserving, protecting, and defending together the democracy, republic, and freedom of the American people?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a U.S. citizen has standing to commence a civil action for a declaratory order against individuals who allegedly violate constitutional principles and fundamental rights

Docket Entries

2025-12-08
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
2025-11-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
2025-11-10
Waiver of Federal Respondents of right to respond submitted.
2025-11-10
Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
2025-09-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 10, 2025)

Attorneys

Dmt MacTruong
DMT MacTruong — Petitioner
Trump, Donald, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent