No. 25-6184

Albert Jackson v. Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-20
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: administrative-law due-process fifth-amendment judicial-review longshore-act subject-matter-jurisdiction
Key Terms:
Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an Administrative Law Judge can lawfully review, modify, and terminate a previously adjudicated Longshore Harbor Workers' Act claim without following statutory procedures

Question Presented (from Petition)

are* I. When an Administrative law Judge (“ALJ ”) issued orders to review, modify and terminate a Longshore Harbor Worker ’s Act (LHWCA) claim previously adjudicated (issued a compensation award) without following the rules set forth in § 922, Are those orders to review, modify and terminate a LHWCA claim previously adjudicated (issued a compensation award) without following the rules set forth in § 922 lawful? II. Does the District Court have Subject Matter Jurisdiction Over a LHWCA claim that was previously adjudicated (issued a compensation award) brought before it if the ALJ did riot follow the rules set forth in § 922? III. Is it a violation of a Claimant ’s rights under the Fifth Amendment for an OALJ to review, modify and terminate a Longshore Harbor Worker ’s Act (LHWCA) claim previously adjudicated (issued a compensation award) without following the rules set forth in § 922? 2

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 22, 2025)

Attorneys

Albert Jackson
Albert Jackson Jr. — Petitioner
Albert Jackson Jr. — Petitioner