No. 25-6284
Leonard W. Houston v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
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
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent