No. 25-5289
Michael Oliver v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: federal-court interstate-comity jurisdictional-challenge legal-recognition nation-state sovereign-immunity
Latest Conference:
2025-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. Is the immunity of foreign sovereigns in the courts of the United States a Common Law doctrine that has been recognized by the Supreme Court of the United States for centuries?
2. Is immunity based upon the notion of comity between independent states?
3. If the answers to the first two questions are yes, how could the District Court or the Appellate Court reject my assertion of immunity and recognition as frivolous?
4. Are there any reasons why the Black Hebrew Nation-State should not be recognized?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the Black Hebrew Nation State can be recognized as a sovereign entity for jurisdictional purposes in federal court
Docket Entries
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-08-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-08-13
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2025-06-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 5, 2025)
Attorneys
Michael Oliver
Michael Oliver — Petitioner
United States
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent