| 25-661 |
Erik Blecher, et al. v. The Holy See, aka The Apostolic See |
Second Circuit |
2025-12-08 |
Pending |
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discretionary-function foreign-sovereign-immunities-act mandatory-policy sexual-abuse subject-matter-jurisdiction tort-claims |
Whether the FSIA's discretionary function exclusion denies federal subject matter jurisdiction for tort claims arising from mandatory foreign governme… |
| 24-5249 |
Farid Fata v. United States |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-08-06 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-exhaustion administrative-remedies berkovitz-gaubert-test circuit-split discretionary-function discretionary-function-exception federal-tort-claims-act jurisdictional-requirement sovereign-immunity |
Question not identified. |
| 24A74 |
Curtrina Martin, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of G.W., a Minor, et al. v. United States, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2024-07-22 |
Presumed Complete |
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discretionary-function federal-tort-claims-act fourth-amendment qualified-immunity search-warrant supremacy-clause |
Whether the Supremacy Clause and the discretionary function exception of the Federal Tort Claims Act can immunize federal law enforcement from liabili… |
| 22-7 |
Joe Carollo v. William O. Fuller, et al. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2022-07-01 |
Denied |
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discretionary-function eleventh-circuit legislative-immunity mitchell-v-forsyth municipal-elected-official municipal-official policy-making qualified-immunity scott-v-harris |
Whether the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' narrow application of the legislative-immunity doctrine to a municipal-elected-official departs-from-an… |
| 21-720 |
Rodney S. Ratheal v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-11-16 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
abuse-of-process discretionary-function discretionary-function-exception federal-tort-claims-act ftca no-admit-no-deny no-admit-no-deny-policy sec-policy securities-and-exchange-commission whistleblower whistleblower-notice |
Does the SEC publishing a defaming whistleblower notice that implies guilt in violation of its own No Admit No Deny policy directive that after settle… |
| 21-5449 |
Lillian J. Cuadrado-Concepcion v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2021-08-23 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
discretionary-function due-care FTCA Gaubert state-law-obligations subject-matter-jurisdiction |
Whether the discretionary function inquiry under Gaubert applies to voluntarily adopted State-law obligations with State-law defined 'due care' perfor… |
| 20-426 |
William L. Huntress, et al. v. United States |
Second Circuit |
2020-10-02 |
Rehearing |
Amici (2)Relisted (2) |
abuse-of-process discretionary-function discretionary-function-exception federal-tort-claims-act law-enforcement-proviso malicious-prosecution sovereign-immunity |
Whether the discretionary-function exception nullifies the law-enforcement proviso |
| 19-6607 |
Robert Allen Stanford v. Jay Clayton |
District of Columbia |
2019-11-13 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
civil-rights discretionary-function due-process extraterritorial extraterritorial-jurisdiction fourth-amendment search-and-seizure sec-enforcement securities sovereign-immunity |
Whether the SEC's civil enforcement action against Stanford International Bank, Ltd. in Antigua violated the claimant's due-process rights |
| 19-517 |
Daniel Barbosa, et al. v. Department of Homeland Security, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2019-10-22 |
Denied |
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administrative-procedure-act agency-transparency civil-procedure discretionary-function discretionary-function-exception express-statement-requirement foia foia-publication-requirements freedom-of-information-act judicial-review mandatory-publication secret-law stafford-act statutory-interpretation |
Whether the Stafford Act bars review of claims that FEMA uses secret law in violation of FOIA's mandatory requirements |
| 19-6224 |
Philong Huynh v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General |
District of Columbia |
2019-10-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law appellate-review attorney-fees civil-procedure civil-rights congressional-statutes court-procedure discretionary-function discretionary-function-exception discretionary-standard due-process government-oversight investigation-power judicial-review legal-interpretation |
Whether the government oversight function, including the power of investigation, is subject to the discretionary function exception under congressiona… |
| 18-1357 |
Randy Cummings, et al. v. Celina Bussey, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2019-04-29 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
42-usc-1983 clearly-established-law discretionary-function federal-court-interpretation federal-court-review ministerial-exception property-rights qualified-immunity state-law state-law-interpretation state-supreme-court-precedent statutory-interpretation |
Whether a federal court interpreting a state statute can conclude that it grants the state agency discretion such that the 'ministerial exception' to … |