No. 25-6588

Derek Skellchock v. Laurie K. Dean, Judge, 8th Judicial District Court, Larimer County, Colorado, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-15
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-law federal-preemption judicial-jurisdiction supremacy-clause va-benefits
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether state judges are bound by federal law under the Supremacy Clause and can be sued for damages when exceeding jurisdictional limits

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS 1. Whether state judges are BOUND by the Veterans Judicial Review Act (VJRA) Pub. Law 100-687 (1988) pursuant to Article I § 8 of the Constitution, thereby REQUIRED to OBEY the Complete Federal Preemption expressed in the plain text of current Positive Law 38 U.S.C. § 511. 2. Whether the Respondents are Personally Liable in their Individual Capacity for violations of the rights established by Positive Law 38 U.S.C. § 511 and § 5301 in the complete absence of Jurisdiction on the Subject Matter of Title 38. i

Docket Entries

2025-08-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)

Attorneys

Derek Skellchock
Derek Skellchock — Petitioner
Derek Skellchock — Petitioner