No. 25-6284

Leonard W. Houston v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion civil-litigation individual-actions jurisdiction pleadings statutory-provisions
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether it constitutes an abuse of discretion to stay individual CLJA actions without requiring responsive pleadings from defendant counsel

Question Presented (from Petition)

WAS IT ABUSE OF DISCRETION ON ALL CLJA ACTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL DOCKETS, AS COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT NEED NOT FILE RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS IN STAYED INDIVIDUALS CLJA ACTIONS?

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Petition DENIED.
2025-12-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-11-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)

Attorneys

Leonard W. Houston
Leonard W. Houston — Petitioner
Leonard W. Houston — Petitioner
United States
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent