No. 20-420

Jack R. T. Jordan v. Department of Labor

Lower Court: Eighth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-10-01
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: administrative-law administrative-procedure-act constitutional-interpretation federal-rules-of-civil-procedure federal-rules-of-evidence foia foia-review judicial-misconduct judicial-procedure judicial-review supreme-court-precedent
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether, under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), lower courts
may disregard, violate or change the plain language of the judicial review
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure or Federal Rules of Evidence or Supreme Court precedent
thereunder.

2. Whether, under FOIA, claims may be dismissed without any court
expressly addressing the plain language of FOIA, the Constitution and
Supreme Court precedent that was presented.

3. Whether, under FOIA, claims may be dismissed on the grounds that one
record at issue also was at issue in earlier-instituted litigation in a
different circuit.

4. Whether a judge's clear violation of the Constitution, federal law or
Supreme Court precedent must be corrected upon consideration of a
timely motion requesting such correction.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether lower courts may disregard FOIA-judicial-review-provisions,administrative-procedure-act,federal-rules-of-civil-procedure,federal-rules-of-evidence,supreme-court-precedent

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-10-07
Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Department of Labor to respond filed.
2020-09-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Jack Jordan
Jack Revels Tucker Jordan — Petitioner
U.S. Department of Labor
Jeffrey B. WallActing Solicitor General, Respondent