No. 25A874

Huong Giaccio v. Meredith Lyon, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-04
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment fourteenth-amendment municipal-immunity retaliatory-arrest
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess CriminalProcedure
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether absolute judicial and prosecutorial immunity applies when municipal officials act without jurisdiction and in coordination with retaliatory enforcement actions.

2. Whether retaliatory arrests and prosecutions in response to protected petitioning activity violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

3. Whether dismissal of constitutional claims without evidentiary review violates procedural due process and the right of access to courts.

4. Whether repeated warrantless arrests and refusal of judicial review violate the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments.

5. Whether denial of meaningful language access and ADA accommodations to a pro se litigant facing arrest violates due process and federal disability law.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether municipal officials can be held liable for retaliatory arrests and prosecutions that allegedly violate First and Fourteenth Amendment rights when acting without jurisdiction

Docket Entries

2026-02-06
Application (25A874) denied by Justice Alito.
2026-01-07
Application (25A874) for a stay, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Huong Giaccio
Huong Gilmer Giaccio — Petitioner