| 24A683 |
Martin Akerman v. Merit Systems Protection Board |
Federal Circuit |
2025-01-13 |
Presumed Complete |
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due-process federal-agency first-amendment judicial-review jurisdictional-barriers suspension-clause |
Whether federal agency procedural limitations and jurisdictional barriers unconstitutionally impede a federal employee's meaningful access to judicial… |
| 24-6174 |
David C. Lettieri v. Federal Marshals |
Sixth Circuit |
2024-12-19 |
Denied |
IFP |
abuse-of-process access-to-courts bivens-action constitutional-rights federal-agency pro-se |
Whether a pro se litigant can be denied access to courts and file a Bivens action without knowing an officer's name |
| 24-437 |
Oklahoma v. Department of Health and Human Services, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2024-10-18 |
GVR |
Amici (4)Relisted (2) |
abortion-regulation administrative-law federal-agency funding-condition spending-clause statutory-interpretation |
Whether a federal agency can impose funding conditions on states under the Spending Clause when the underlying statute is ambiguous |
| 24-337 |
Nantucket Residents Against Turbines, et al. v. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, et al. |
First Circuit |
2024-09-25 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
best-available-science endangered-species federal-agency offshore-wind-energy section-7-analysis statutory-obligations |
Whether federal agencies can exclude known and available science regarding impacts on endangered species from their Section 7 analysis under the Endan… |
| 24-125 |
Ahmed Alahmedalabdaloklah v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-08-05 |
Denied |
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brady-disclosure brady-obligations conspiracy criminal-law criminal-statute due-process extraterritorial-application extraterritoriality-jurisdiction federal-agencies federal-agency improvised-explosive-devices statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. 844(f) and (n) apply extraterritorially to offenses committed abroad by non-U.S. persons, despite the statute's lack of any affirmat… |
| 23-1286 |
Bowers + Kubota Consulting, Inc., et al. v. Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary of Labor |
Ninth Circuit |
2024-06-10 |
Denied |
Amici (2) |
attorneys-fees circuit-split equal-access-to-justice-act expert-evidence federal-agency judicial-review litigation-standards substantial-justification |
Whether the government's decision to take a case to trial is 'substantially justified' under the Equal-Access-to-Justice-Act when the government's cas… |
| 23-7018 |
Julian Ash v. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation, et al. |
Tenth Circuit |
2024-03-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
administrative-law civil-rights consolidation-of-cases constitutional-challenge due-process federal-agency government-oversight personnel-management title-v-exemption whistleblower-protection whistleblower-retaliation |
Should the Title V Exemption extended to the Federal Aviation Administration from the Office of Personnel Management be considered Unconstitutional? |
| 23-6685 |
Willie Perry Woods v. Heather Ray, Warden |
Fourth Circuit |
2024-02-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
administrative-law civil-rights consent-decree constitutional-rights due-process evidence-rules federal-agency state-law statute-of-limitations |
Should certiorari be granted if the 4th USCA judgment conflicts with the USSG on whether state Statute Of Limitations (SOL) bars Fed agency adverse or… |
| 23-6565 |
In Re Derrick Thompson |
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2024-01-25 |
Denied |
IFP |
administrative-law civil-procedure duty-owed federal-agency federal-officer judicial-review mandamus standing statutory-duty writ-of-mandamus |
Should this court grant a writ of mandamus to compel a federal officer or agency to perform a duty owed to the plaintiff |
| 23-6059 |
Michelle A. Ferrell v. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Federal Circuit |
2023-11-20 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
administrative-law civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination federal-agency federal-agency-bias judicial-review pro-se pro-se-litigation retaliation standing whistleblower-protection |
Why did the Federal Circuit Court ignore Petitioner's MSPB case regarding her IRA |
| 23-5501 |
May Chen v. Metropolitan Police Department, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2023-08-31 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP |
administrative-law civil-rights due-process eeoc-enforcement employment employment-discrimination federal-agency federal-agency-compliance regulatory-action standing |
Can federal agencies comply with EEOC's appeal decision and employment discrimination laws? |
| 23-5107 |
Malcolm A. Jordan v. Jordan Fly |
Fourth Circuit |
2023-07-14 |
Denied |
IFP |
administrative-law civil-procedure constitutional-challenge court-of-appeals criminal-law due-process federal-agency federal-jurisdiction sentencing standing statutory-interpretation writ-of-certiorari |
what-is-the-legislative-intent-of-18-usc-3553 |
| 22-7821 |
Joseph W. Peeples, lll v. United States District Court for the Western District of New York |
Second Circuit |
2023-06-21 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-procedure civil-rights criminal-procedure document-authentication due-process equal-protection evidence-verification federal-agency legal-process original-copy standing takings |
Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated by the government's actions |
| 22-1175 |
Xiulu Ruan and John Patrick Couch v. United States |
Eleventh Circuit |
2023-06-05 |
Denied |
Amici (3) |
agency-rulemaking controlled-substances-act criminal-conviction federal-agency felony-offense jury-instruction jury-instructions medical-practice prescription-authority statutory-interpretation |
Whether 21 C.F.R. § 13806.04(a) may replace the 'except as authorized' requirement in a Controlled Substances Act jury instruction, thereby permitting… |
| 22-7664 |
Forest Mitchell Kirst v. United States |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-05-30 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law agency-investigation congressional-intent criminal-procedure due-process federal-agency federal-jurisdiction obstruction-of-justice statutory-interpretation |
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 1505 applies to accident investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an agency that has no power to take en… |
| 22-1116 |
Klamath Irrigation District v. United States Bureau of Reclamation, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2023-05-15 |
Denied |
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civil-procedure federal-agency federal-government native-american-tribes sovereign-immunity state-adjudication water-rights |
Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an action challenging a federal agency's use of water subject to state-adjudicated wa… |
| 22-1091 |
David Zook v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2023-05-09 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
4th-amendment administrative-subpoena civil-procedure due-process epa federal-agency official-curiosity reasonable-suspicion rule-6a |
Must the issuance and/or enforcement of an administrative subpoena (EPA) to a private individual be supported by something beyond 'official curiosity'… |
| 22-6689 |
Andrew J. Johnston v. United States |
Seventh Circuit |
2023-02-02 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-law civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-agency federal-deposit-insurance-corporation foia-request freedom-of-information-act insurance-coverage separation-of-powers |
Whether the FDIC's denial of FOIA coverage for theft, robbery or embezzlement of the Byline Bank violates the separation of powers doctrine |
| 22-508 |
John O. Green v. United States |
Fifth Circuit |
2022-11-30 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
18-usc-371 conspiracy conspiracy-to-defraud criminal-law criminal-prosecution defraud-the-united-states federal-agency internal-revenue-service jury-instructions statutory-interpretation |
Whether a trial court in a conspiracy to defraud prosecution premised on 18 U.S.C. § 371 must instruct the trial jury about the functions of the agenc… |
| 22-326 |
In Re Adam Bruzzese |
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2022-10-07 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-law civil-procedure due-process employment employment-action federal-agency government-employment mandamus-writ property-rights |
Did the ATF deprive Bruzzese of his property without due process? |
| 21-1546 |
Caroline S. Alasagas v. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State |
Fourth Circuit |
2022-06-09 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights court-jurisdiction court-procedures due-process federal-agency federal-rules legal-standing petition-for-rehearing standing |
Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred in denying the Petitioner's request for justice under the law, contrary to the court's … |
| 21-7949 |
John D. Horton v. United States |
Federal Circuit |
2022-05-24 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
administrative-procedure agency-action class-action due-process federal-agency federal-contractor federal-debt-garnishment garnishment notice notice-requirements statutory-interpretation |
Did the courts below improperly construe the notice requirement of 31 U.S.C. § 3720D(b)(2) and 31 C.F.R. § 285.11(e)(1)? |
| 21-1213 |
Michael Broaden v. Department of Transportation |
Federal Circuit |
2022-03-07 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
38-usc-4311 employment-rights federal-agencies federal-agency job-qualification job-qualifications military-discrimination military-status-discrimination national-importance uniformed-services-employment uniformed-services-employment-and-reemployment-rig veterans-protection |
Whether federal agencies can formulate job qualifications that violate military-status-discrimination laws or refuse to credit equivalent military exp… |
| 21-781 |
NVS Technologies, Inc. v. Department of Homeland Security |
Federal Circuit |
2021-11-24 |
Denied |
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administrative-law consideration contract-law contract-termination due-process federal-agency funding-limitation good-faith good-faith-dealing government-contracts termination |
Can a federal agency refuse to allot available funds to an incrementally funded contract for any reason or no reason, and so terminate that contract, … |
| 21-688 |
Neris Montilla, et al. v. Federal National Mortgage Association, et al. |
First Circuit |
2021-11-09 |
Denied |
Amici (1) |
administrative-law conservatorship constitutional-claims due-process federal-agency federal-housing-and-finance-agency federal-national-mortgage-association mortgage-association state-actor |
Whether the Federal National Mortgage Association, when under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing and Finance Agency, is a state actor for purp… |
| 21-620 |
Michael D. J. Eisenberg v. West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2021-10-27 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process federal-agency free-speech legal-representation standing state-regulation supremacy-clause younger-abstention |
Whether the Younger abstention doctrine applies |
| 21-560 |
Dakota Access, LLC v. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, et al. |
District of Columbia |
2021-10-18 |
Denied |
Amici (1)Relisted (3) |
agency-discretion civil-rights due-process environmental-impact environmental-impact-statement federal-agency judicial-review national-environmental-policy-act nepa pipeline-easement procedural-error standing |
Whether, under NEPA, an agency that carefully considers all criticisms of its environmental analysis must also 'resolve' those criticisms to the court… |
| 20-1727 |
James David O'Brien v. Securities and Exchange Commission |
Second Circuit |
2021-06-15 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
circuit-court-ruling civil-procedure federal-agency immunity legal-interpretation proffer-agreement subpoena testimony testimony-protection |
Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit err in deciding that a proponent of testimony pursuant to a proffer agreement is not lat… |
| 20-8064 |
Derrick Grant v. United States |
Sixth Circuit |
2021-05-18 |
Denied |
Response WaivedIFP |
assault assault-statute criminal-law federal-agency federal-officer-employee federal-state-balance prison-employee statutory-construction statutory-interpretation |
Whether a private prison employee assisting federal marshals is covered under 18 U.S.C. § 1114 |
| 20-1487 |
Donna M. Gilbert, et al. v. RADM Michael D. Weahkee, et al. |
Eighth Circuit |
2021-04-23 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-law civil-procedure contract-law due-process eligibility-requirements federal-agency federal-law non-profit non-profit-corporation standing |
Whether a federal agency is allowed to enter into a contract with a state non-profit corporation when the state non-profit corporation was established… |
| 20-7622 |
Merle Denezpi v. United States |
Tenth Circuit |
2021-03-31 |
Judgment Issued |
Amici (6)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4)IFP |
constitutional-provisions court-of-indian-offenses criminal-prosecution double-jeopardy federal-agency indian-law jurisdictional-issue procedural-history tribal-court ute-mountain-ute-agency |
Is the Court of Indian Offenses of Ute Mountain Ute Agency a federal agency such that Merle Denezpi's conviction in that court barred his subsequent p… |
| 20-908 |
SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC v. M&T Bank, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-01-05 |
Denied |
Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) |
conservatorship federal-agency foreclosure foreclosure-bar property-rights quiet-title statute-of-limitations |
Whether the FHFA's structure violates separation-of-powers and whether its conservatorship of Fannie-Mae and Freddie-Mac must be set aside |
| 20-907 |
SFR Investments Pool 1, LLC v. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2021-01-05 |
Denied |
Response WaivedRelisted (2) |
civil-rights conservatorship due-process federal-agency federal-statute foreclosure property-interest quiet-title separation-of-powers standing takings |
Whether the FHFA's structure violates separation of powers and whether its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must be set aside |
| 19-1166 |
Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al. v. Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2020-03-24 |
Denied |
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administrative-law administrative-procedure-act agency-action civil-procedure consent federal-agency federal-jurisdiction non-federal-entity rule-19 standing statutory-interpretation statutory-requirements |
Whether Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 requires dismissal of an Administrative Procedure Act action |
| 19-1162 |
Addison Thompson v. United States, et al. |
Second Circuit |
2020-03-23 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-claim administrative-settlement civil-rights copyright-act copyright-law due-process exhaustion-of-claims federal-agency federal-government federal-statute sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation vara visual-artists-rights-act |
Whether the USA/USPS is immune from violating an artist's exclusive rights under the Copyright Act |
| 19-1134 |
Lonny E. Baley, et al. v. United States, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2020-03-17 |
Denied |
Amici (6) |
endangered-species-act federal-agency federal-reserved-water-rights fifth-amendment mccarran-amendment reclamation-act state-law state-water-law tribal-rights water-rights |
Whether federal agency regulatory action under the Endangered Species Act can constitute the adjudication and administration of water rights for triba… |
| 19-830 |
Effex Capital, LLC, et al. v. National Futures Association, et al. |
Seventh Circuit |
2020-01-03 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
commodities-exchange-act federal-agency federal-preemption implied-conflict-preemption implied-preemption national-futures-association obstacle-preemption regulatory-obstacle self-regulatory-organization state-law-tort state-law-tort-claims |
Whether the Seventh Circuit wrongly expanded the doctrine of implied conflict preemption |
| 19-512 |
Anthony Robinson v. Department of Education |
Fourth Circuit |
2019-10-21 |
Denied |
Relisted (3) |
civil-procedure civil-suit consumer-protection fair-credit-reporting-act federal-agency federal-government-liability sovereign-immunity statutory-interpretation statutory-liability |
Whether the Fair Credit Reporting Act authorizes consumers to file civil suits against federal governmental agencies under 15 U.S.C. § 1681n and §1681… |
| 19-337 |
Regents of the University of Minnesota v. LSI Corporation, et al. |
Federal Circuit |
2019-09-12 |
Denied |
Amici (3) |
administrative-proceeding civil-procedure federal-agency federal-circuit inter-partes-review patent patent-validity sovereign-immunity state-university university |
Whether the inter partes review proceedings brought by private respondents against the University of Minnesota in this case are barred by sovereign im… |
| 18-1537 |
Youras Ziankovich v. Colorado |
Colorado |
2019-06-13 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
choice-of-law civil-rights constitutional-rights disciplinary-proceeding due-process federal-agency federal-agency-practice federal-preemption free-speech interstate-practice legal-ethics license-suspension preemption professional-conduct professional-misconduct standing state-licensing supremacy-clause |
Whether Colorado violated the petitioner's constitutional rights by suspending his New York law license for alleged violations of Colorado's professio… |
| 18-1348 |
Orion Insurance Group, et al. v. Washington State Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-04-26 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
arbitrary-and-capricious burden-shifting-test deference disadvantaged-business-enterprise discrimination-law federal-agency federal-agency-deference federal-program full-faith-and-credit minority-certification minority-group-membership state-agency state-agency-determination state-program vagueness |
Whether a federal agency should give full faith and credit or extreme deference to a state agency's prior determination of minority group membership |
| 18-1239 |
Havasupai Tribe v. Heather C. Provencio, et al. |
Ninth Circuit |
2019-03-25 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
consultation-requirement cultural-resources cultural-significance federal-agency federal-agency-consultation historic-preservation indian-tribes national-historic-preservation-act ongoing-project ongoing-project-supervision project-mitigation section-106 |
Whether the National Historic Preservation Act imposes a continuing obligation on federal agencies to engage in consultation when an agency maintains … |
| 18-488 |
In Re Pamela Denise Idlett |
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2018-10-16 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-law administrative-law-judge civil-rights constitutional-rights disability-determination due-process federal-agency judicial-misconduct material-evidence social-security social-security-disability social-security-policy standing |
Whether the Social Security Administration (SSA) Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) gives verbal acknowledgement in his federal hearing to a known disabil… |
| 18-439 |
Peter Janangelo v. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration |
Ninth Circuit |
2018-10-05 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
administrative-procedure federal-agency federal-agency-discretion foia-exemptions foia-request freedom-of-information-act glomar-response in-camera-review information-disclosure judicial-discretion national-security vaughn-index |
Whether the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration can invoke the 'Glomar Response' to deny a FOIA request, and under what circumstances th… |
| 18-435 |
LabMD, Inc. v. Tiversa, Inc. |
Eleventh Circuit |
2018-10-05 |
Denied |
Response Waived |
civil-procedure federal-agency fraud-on-court fraud-on-the-court government-fraud hazel-atlas intentional-misrepresentation judicial-procedure mens-rea rule-60 rule-60(d)(3) standing wilful-blindness |
Whether a judgment obtained by fraud on a court must be set aside |