No. 18-917

Michael S. Bent v. Pamela Talkin, Marshal, Supreme Court of the United States, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2019-01-15
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights courthouse-procedures due-process police-booth police-powers probable-cause separation-of-powers standing statutory-authority
Latest Conference: 2019-05-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Chief of Police via his Police Booth Operation violate Bent's right to be secure in his papers and his right to Due Process by seizing, without probable cause shown, papers intended for this Court?

Does the District Court abuse its discretion to deny use of that court's Electronic Case Filing system without any reason whatsoever or otherwise to test Bent's ability to overcome that court's obstacles?

Does Bent have supplemental standing under Flast given Congress has exceeded it constitutional authority to establish a Chief of Police for this Court who is not under the full supervisory authority of this Court?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Chief of Police's Police Booth Operation violate the right to be secure in papers and due process?

Docket Entries

2019-05-13
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2019.
2019-04-12
2019-03-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-02-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2019.
2019-02-14
Waiver of right of respondent Talkin, Marshal, USSC, et al. to respond filed.
2019-01-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 14, 2019)
2018-11-08
Application (18A498) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until January 11, 2019.
2018-11-01
Application (18A498) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2018 to January 11, 2019, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Michael S. Bent
Michael S. Bent — Petitioner
Talkin, Marshal, USSC, et al.
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent