No. 25-920

Louis Vargas, fka Louis Galynsky v. Vincent Rodriguez, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-05
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights due-process peonage-claim pro-se-litigation supplemental-jurisdiction thirteenth-amendment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in dismissing Petitioner's federal peonage claim and denying procedural due process rights for a pro se litigant

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in dismissing Petitioner’s federal peonage claim under 18 U.S.C. § 1581, by failing to recognize that economic coercion and involuntary servitude may give rise to civil rights violations actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Thirteenth Amendment. 2. Whether the Fifth Circuit abused its discretion by denying Petitioner, a pro se litigant, the opportunity to amend his complaint or respond further after the district court’s dismissal, thus violating procedural due process rights. 3. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Petitioner’s state-law claims, which are intertwined with the federal claim and involve significant constitutional issues.

Docket Entries

2025-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Louis Galynsky
Louis Galynsky — Petitioner
Louis Galynsky — Petitioner