No. 25-6233

Rod Serp v. United States

Lower Court: Federal Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: access-to-justice case-dismissal federal-courts government-accountability judicial-review pro-se-litigation
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pro se litigant can obtain judicial review when federal courts have dismissed their case without a hearing

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

This case began in late 2023 in Central District Court. It was dismissed without prejudice by Judge Fisher to be refiled in Federal Claims Court. Judge Lerner of Federal Claims Court has agreed with the Respondents that my case failed to state a claim and the Appellate Court Has affirmed. As I’m writing this writ I’m yet to see a federal judge or have been given an opportunity to present my case in person or remotely. The question is rather simple: what is the point of having a judicial system if the justice itself is inaccessible? I’m a Pro Se litigant, therefore, I do not have an ability to pepper this writ with legal citations. However, both the respondents and the Appellate Court seem to cite all the legal victories The United States has achieved against the native people as in United States vs Navajo Nation 537 U.S 488 (2003) or Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States, 104 F.4th 1314, 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2024). There is a common denominator between myself and the native people. We were both made Promises by the agents of the United States government that the United States failed to deliver. I’m asking U.S Supreme Court for writ of certiorari as an opportunity to present my case in person. I’m not asking or expecting an outcome, just a chance to present my case.

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-17
Waiver of United States of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-17
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-09-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)

Attorneys

Rod Serp
Rod Serp — Petitioner
Rod Serp — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent