Jonathan VanLoan v. Nation of Islam, et al.
1. Is the legal standard for dismissal of a plaintiffs 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, for factual allegations deemed "fantastical " by the court, the "clearly baseless " standard of Neitzke and Denton ? If so, were the dismissal of Petitioner 's case, and the affirmation thereof in the Third Circuit, incorrect as a matter of law?
2. Is the "clearly baseless " standard for case dismissals, based on a plaintiffs "fantastical " facts, precise enough in 2023, or, should i;he Supreme Court adopt a new standard for such dismissals, such as Justice Souter 's "little green men " of Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 696 (2009), era standard like, "facts that allege something not scientifically possible, in the world as we currently know lit".
Is the legal standard for dismissal of a plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, for factual allegations deemed 'fantastical' by the court, the 'clearly baseless' standard of Neitzke and Denton?