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24-6881 Brandon A. Rowell v. Adult Representation Services, et al. Eighth Circuit 2025-03-27 Denied IFP civil-case constitutional-provisions court-punishment criminal-action legal-jurisdiction statutory-interpretation Can the court punish an individual for a criminal action that resulted from a civil case
24-6856 Curtis Hawthorne v. Darrel Vannoy, Warden Fifth Circuit 2025-03-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-issue judicial-review legal-jurisdiction pro-se-petition state-courts supreme-court-review Whether conflicting state court decisions on a constitutional issue warrant Supreme Court review
24-6851 Irving A. Harned, Jr. v. Office of the Clerk, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2025-03-25 Denied IFP absolute-immunity court-order georgia-law interested-parties judicial-immunity legal-jurisdiction Can Georgia law grant 'ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY' to any party other than a judge without a court order?
24-6644 Lola Shalewa Barbara Kasali v. United States Fifth Circuit 2025-02-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights criminal-procedure defendant-presence jury-selection legal-jurisdiction trial-in-absentia Whether the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 43, case law, and the United States Constitution permit the trial in absentia of a defendant who is no…
24-700 David Thomas Harris Brantley v. United States, et al. Sixth Circuit 2024-12-31 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) bone-morphogenic-protein childhood-trauma federal-grand-jury genetic-testing legal-jurisdiction medical-research Whether the Supreme Court can adjudicate complex allegations of genetic manipulation, childhood trauma, and potential systemic misconduct involving me…
24-5731 In Re Jeremy Dewayne Foster 2024-10-09 Denied Relisted (2)IFP constitutional-violation extraordinary-writ forum-transfer judicial-misconduct legal-jurisdiction procedural-rules Why have judges of the Western District of Louisiana been practicing law improperly and violating constitutional rights through procedural rules?
24-5674 Gilbert Carrasco v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-10-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review civil-procedure constitutional-law judicial-interpretation legal-jurisdiction supreme-court-procedure Question not identified.
24-5360 Esteban Hernandez v. Ronald Oliver, Warden, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-08-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-provisions court-procedure judicial-review legal-jurisdiction statutory-provisions writ-of-certiorari Question not identified.
24-5325 Richard Moaney, aka Richard Daniel Moaney, IV v. Texas Texas 2024-08-16 Denied IFP administrative-law civil-procedure constitutional-rights federal-procedure legal-jurisdiction statutory-interpretation Question not identified.
24-5256 Michael Darren Boydston v. Texas Texas 2024-08-07 Denied Relisted (2)IFP constitutional-provisions court-procedure evidence-rules judicial-review legal-jurisdiction statutory-provisions Question not identified.
24-5208 In Re Daimeyahn Stevenson 2024-08-01 Denied IFP arbitrary-order case-review civil-procedure court-authority due-process erroneous-order judicial-procedure jurisdiction jurisdiction-divesting legal-jurisdiction procedural-error standing Whether a court may divest itself of lawful jurisdiction by an erroneous or arbitrary order
24-5200 Victor Tavares v. Rhode Island Rhode Island 2024-07-31 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure double-jeopardy due-process indictment jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction petition sixth-amendment supreme-court writ-of-certiorari Does the case violate the Sixth Amendment Clause of the U.S. Constitution?
23-7801 Festus O. Ohan v. Chimezie C. Duruhesie, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-06-26 Dismissed IFP case-law civil-procedure constitutional-provisions due-process harassment judicial-bias judicial-review legal-jurisdiction procedural-rights retaliation standing statutory-provisions Question not identified
23-6946 Charles Awusin Inko-Tariah v. Royce C. Lamberth, et al. District of Columbia 2024-03-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process free-speech judicial-review legal-jurisdiction procedural-rules standing statutory-provisions Whether the DCCA correctly denied the petition for writ of certiorari
23-833 Zachary Greenberg v. Jerry Lehocky, in His Official Capacity as Board Chair of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, et al. Third Circuit 2024-02-02 Denied Amici (7) article-iii civil-rights complaint-amendment ethics-rule free-speech jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction mootness standing standing-inquiry time-of-filing-rule Does amending or supplementing a complaint to include new factual developments absolve the government of its burden to prove mootness?
23-6542 Archie Cabello, aka Archibaldo Cabello, aka Archie Cabello, Jr., aka Archie P. Cabello, aka Arquimedes Cabello, aka Archie Palumbo v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-01-23 Dismissed Response WaivedIFP 6th-amendment 6th-amendment-counsel constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process ineffective-assistance-of-counsel judicial-review jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction prosecutorial-misconduct statutory-interpretation Whether the Court Violated its duty Under the 6th Amendment, due process Clause and 6th Amendment counsel clause
23-6482 Christopher J. Barnett v. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2024-01-12 Denied IFP appellate-review brady-rule constitutional-provisions conviction-integrity criminal-procedure due-process judicial-process legal-jurisdiction petition-review prosecutorial-misconduct supreme-court-procedure writ-of-certiorari Whether the trial court and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals erred in continuing to hold that the defendant's conviction stands despite a violat…
23-5887 Arthur Vasquez v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, et al. Fifth Circuit 2023-10-26 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law due-process free-speech judicial-procedure legal-jurisdiction standing statutory-interpretation takings Whether the Supreme Court of the United States has jurisdiction to review the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
23-5853 Alex Adams v. Unknown Layton, Sergeant, Coffield Unit, et al. Fifth Circuit 2023-10-20 Dismissed IFP civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection free-speech judicial-review legal-jurisdiction standing state-law takings Whether the state's actions in this case violated the petitioner's constitutional rights
23-5719 Jerrell West v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-10-04 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure constitutional-provisions court-procedure evidence expert-testimony federal-rules-of-evidence legal-jurisdiction prejudicial probative statutory-provisions writ-of-certiorari Can the Dirsbei ch Court4 allow Exper Testimony when it is More Presuodicial than Probatfive under Rules 702 and 403?
23-5372 Larry David Davis v. Amy Jackson Douglas, et al. Eighth Circuit 2023-08-16 Dismissed IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel legal-jurisdiction police-misconduct statutory-interpretation trial-procedure whether-a-public-defender-has-an-ethical-duty-to-investigate-and-challenge-the-prosecution's-case
23-5064 Joseph Chandler Davall v. Warren L. Montgomery, Warden Ninth Circuit 2023-07-10 Denied IFP child-custody confrontation-clause constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure custody-dispute due-process evidence hearsay judicial-procedure legal-jurisdiction statutory-interpretation Whether the admission of a child's out-of-court statements violates the Confrontation Clause
22-7666 Bayardo R. Sandy v. The Baca Grande Property Owners Association Colorado 2023-05-30 Denied Relisted (2)IFP abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-violation cover-up due-process equal-protection legal-jurisdiction petitioner-rights state-misconduct Did Colorado violate Petitioner Bayardo Sandy's Civil Rights?
22-7003 Justin Melton v. Jared Perry, et al. Seventh Circuit 2023-03-14 Denied IFP child-custody civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-rights contempt due-process habeas-corpus judicial-review legal-jurisdiction petition-for-writ Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated when the child was denied habeas corpus relief and the petitioner was held in contempt fo…
22-6794 Anthony Suggs v. Tim McConahay, Warden Sixth Circuit 2023-02-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process evidence-sufficiency habeas-corpus legal-jurisdiction sentencing sixth-amendment standing Why is Mr. Biggs being denied relief even though the convictions for kidnapping do not have the essential elements to support it?
22-6036 Martin Robinson v. Jim Simone, et al. Sixth Circuit 2022-11-10 Denied IFP case-documentation civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provisions court-procedure due-process judicial-oversight jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction legal-review standing Whether the trial and appeals courts erred in failing to review and correct their lower court's decisions
22-5758 Augustus H. Evans, Jr. v. Delaware Delaware 2022-10-04 Dismissed Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP appellate-procedure civil-rights commerce-clause constitutional-provisions due-process energy-policy environmental-regulation judicial-review legal-jurisdiction procedural-rules statutory-interpretation takings Does the Louisiana statute banning the sale of petrol-based motor vehicles violate the dormant Commerce Clause?
22-5611 William A. White v. Department of Justice, et al. Seventh Circuit 2022-09-19 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law civil-rights constitutional-provisions disclosure due-process freedom-of-information-act judicial-review legal-jurisdiction public-interest standing statutory-provisions Whether the Seven Circus eXia Riding, Phe ony perseas' FOIA disclosure obstructions 'greatly Comfounded' under 5 USC 552(a)(4)(B) could be justified b…
22-5335 Julius Wayne Baker v. Bryan K. Dobbs, Warden Fourth Circuit 2022-08-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-investigation federal-jurisdiction free-speech incarceration legal-jurisdiction miranda-rights standing Did the 4th Circuit err in denying the petitioner's grounds for relief when the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated by agents of the Fede…
21-7407 Janece Tisdel v. The Witness Protection Fifth Circuit 2022-03-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law civil-procedure constitutional-law federal-jurisdiction government-disability legal-jurisdiction mandamus standing state-court subject-matter-jurisdiction Does the United States Court of Appeals and the United States District Court have subject matter jurisdiction?
21-1262 TitleMax of Delaware, Inc., dba TitleMax, et al. v. Richard Vague, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities Third Circuit 2022-03-17 Denied Amici (2)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2) brick-and-mortar-stores conflict-with-scotus constitutional-law dormant-commerce-clause extraterritorial-regulation interstate-lending legal-jurisdiction lending-laws out-of-state-lenders state-borders Whether the dormant Commerce Clause prohibits Pennsylvania from extending its lending laws beyond its borders
21-6973 Larry Lee Jacks v. Warden Lynch Ninth Circuit 2022-01-26 Denied Relisted (2)IFP brady-v-maryland case-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provision due-process exculpatory-evidence judicial-review legal-jurisdiction new-trial prosecutorial-misconduct statutory-interpretation Whether the Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the district court's denial of petitioner's motion for a new trial based on the government's failure t…
21-5938 Brenda M. Johnson v. Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC Ninth Circuit 2021-10-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP administrative-hearings administrative-law civil-action civil-rights due-process federal-jurisdiction federal-litigation government-agencies government-liability legal-jurisdiction social-services standing Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights were violated by the government agencies' actions
21-5903 Angela Johnson, et al. v. United States Federal Circuit 2021-10-05 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-rights criminal-procedure domestic-violence due-process federal-governing-bodies federal-statutes legal-jurisdiction standing state-law takings victim-rights Can states overturn federal statutes by enforceable governing bodies without rebuke or expiation?
21-206 Mourice Neal v. City of Detroit, Michigan Michigan 2021-08-13 Denied civil-rights constitutional-compliance constitutional-interpretation constitutional-law due-process judicial-oath judicial-power legal-jurisdiction standing state-law-conflict statutory-interpretation Whether the United States Constitution and state constitutions are the supreme law governing the land, and whether judges and law enforcement officers…
20-8434 Robert L. Henning v. Michigan State Treasurer Michigan 2021-06-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP asset-seizure civil-procedure due-process enforcement-action jurisdiction jurisdictional-boundaries legal-jurisdiction michigan-court post-judgment-enforcement state-treasurer Did the state treasurer violate jurisdictional boundaries by proceeding to seize petitioner's assets held in Minnesota without filing a post judgment …
20-7771 Anthony J. Bator v. David Nilsson, et al. California 2021-04-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process legal-jurisdiction property-rights property-seizure siskiyou-county supreme-court-rulings takings Whether the petitioner's constitutional rights, including property rights, were violated by the wrongful taking of his property without due process of…
20-7298 Andrew Watson Bunn v. Wisconsin Wisconsin 2021-03-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review capital-case civil-procedure constitutional-law constitutional-provisions due-process judicial-procedure jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction petition-for-review right-to-appeal standing Whether a right to appeal is preserved when the questions presented remain unanswered
20-198 Tamatrice Williams v. City of Sherwood, Arkansas Eighth Circuit 2020-08-20 Denied Response Waived arkansas-supreme-court civil-rights court-reorganization legal-jurisdiction municipal-courts municipal-liability rehearing section-1983 state-actor state-court state-law Should the opinion below be vacated, and this case remanded, for reconsideration in light of City of Little Rock v. Nelson?
19-8697 Shiron Deshane Davis v. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2020-06-18 Denied IFP appellate-review civil-procedure constitutional-law criminal-procedure evidence exclusionary-rule fourth-amendment judicial-review legal-jurisdiction search-and-seizure standing statutory-interpretation Whether the lower court erred in its application of the Fourth Amendment's exclusionary rule
19-8634 Tehib Mahiem El Bey, fka Tevan Jamall Brown v. Doughtery County State Court Eleventh Circuit 2020-06-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP civil-rights constitutional-rights de-jure-citizenship due-process federal-questions free-speech legal-jurisdiction natural-rights organic-constitution standing statutory-ordinance Can the De Jure American citizen be punished by fine or imprisonment for exercising a Constitutional right?
19-8626 In Re Thomas Reid DeCarlo 2020-06-05 Dismissed IFP checks-and-balances civil-rights congressional-accountability congressional-authority constitutional-violations due-process habeas-corpus judicial-review legal-jurisdiction separation-of-powers supreme-court-authority Whether Congress and the Executive Branch have exceeded their constitutional authority and violated the system of checks and balances
19-480 John Hankins, et al. v. Barry Seifman, et al. Sixth Circuit 2019-10-10 Denied Response Waived attorney-fees civil-procedure civil-rights contract contract-law court-decisions due-process federalism judicial-overreach jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction michigan-law public-policy res-judicata sixth-circuit state-law Can the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals violate settled Michigan law, Sixth Circuit and U.S. Supreme court decisions and/or make Michigan law?
19-5323 Edwardo De Juan v. Florida Florida 2019-07-24 Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-conviction criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection habeas-corpus judicial-review legal-jurisdiction new-trial post-conviction procedural-rights standing state-court statutory-provisions Whether the petitioner's due process and equal protection rights were violated when the state court denied his post-conviction motion for a new trial
19-5238 Arthur Lopez v. The Irvine Company Apartment Communities, Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-07-19 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights confrontation-clause constitutional-interpretation due-process fair-housing-act federal-jurisdiction federal-review jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction remedies standing state-court-jurisdiction state-law Whether the Plaintiff and the General Cable did B permitted to Pursue Relief from Violations of the Kou Hearing Act (1968) for Segregation and Hearing…
19-89 Lawrence T. Newman v. Robert W. York Indiana 2019-07-17 Denied Response Waived appellate-fees constitutional-provisions due-process fourteenth-amendment indiana-court-of-appeals indiana-supreme-court legal-jurisdiction Whether the impositions of appellate attorney-fees by the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court violate the Fourteenth-Amendment's Due-Pr…
18-9426 Paul Duriso v. West Gulf Maritime Association, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-05-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP cba civil-procedure civil-rights collective-bargaining due-process employee-rights grievance-process ila-constitution labor-law legal-jurisdiction maritime-law statute-of-limitations texas-civil-practice-and-remedies-code texas-code Whether the laws of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code regarding statute of limitations have been disregarded in the cases of Rhonda Stelly v.…
18-9203 Leslie E. Thomas v. Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, Union County Third Circuit 2019-05-08 Denied Relisted (2)IFP appeals appeals-court appellate-review civil-procedure court-authority court-hierarchy district-court due-process federal-courts jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction procedural-standing standing state-court Did the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit have jurisdiction?
18-7664 John Felix Greer v. United States Sixth Circuit 2019-01-30 Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion appellate-procedure appellate-review case-or-controversy civil-procedure court-of-appeals judicial-review jurisdiction jurisdiction-of-court jurisdictional-review legal-jurisdiction mandate mandate-recall procedural-error standing Whether the appellate court abused its discretion in deciding the merits of a motion to recall the mandate without first determining jurisdiction
18-7040 Adam L. Perry v. United States Fourth Circuit 2018-12-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure civil-rights concurrent-jurisdiction constitutional-codes court-procedure due-process federal-courts federal-rules legal-jurisdiction procedural-rules standing state-codes state-courts Whether state courts have concurrent jurisdiction with federal courts, and whether state court judges can facilitate procedures to address violations …
18-6799 Maurice R. Nash v. Wachovia Bank, et al. Ninth Circuit 2018-11-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP 14th-amendment bankruptcy-court bankruptcy-law civil-rights color-of-state-law congress congress-authority constitutional-rights due-process judicial-authority legal-jurisdiction state-law Do the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of Los Angeles, California 90012, Case Number LA02-30368TD, Acting under the Color of t…
18-635 Brian M. Burmaster v. United States Federal Circuit 2018-11-15 Denied Response Waived attorney-general criminal-conspiracy federal-court-judges federal-judges immunity international-criminal-court international-law judicial-immunity jurisdiction legal-jurisdiction u.s.-attorney-general Are US Federal Court Judges and former U.S. Attorney General immune from the International Criminal Court?