No. 25-636

Rahul Chaturvedi v. Siddharth Siddharth

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2025-12-03
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: confidentiality federal-preemption interlocutory-appeal statutory-interpretation supremacy-clause trade-secrets
Key Terms:
DueProcess CriminalProcedure TradeSecret JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether, under the Supremacy Clause, state courts may adjudicate contractual and property interests involving Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) protected trade and business secrets without applying the confidentiality requirements mandated by 18 U.S.C. 1835(b)?

2. Whether state courts may disregard 18 U.S.C. § 1835(b)'s mandatory confidentiality protections, deny interlocutory appeal contravening 18 U.S.C. § 1835(a), and treat the invocation of federal rights as adverse conduct?

3. Whether a state court may impose liability and extinguish federally protected trade secrets collateral without applying § 1835(b)'s safeguards?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state courts may adjudicate trade secret interests without applying federal confidentiality requirements under the Supremacy Clause

Docket Entries

2026-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-11-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)
2025-09-18
Application (25A307) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until November 23, 2025.
2025-09-15
Application (25A307) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 24, 2025 to November 23, 2025, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Rahul Chaturvedi
Rahul Chaturvedi — Petitioner