No. 25-920

Louis Vargas, fka Louis Galynsky v. Vincent Rodriguez, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-05
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights due-process peonage-claim pro-se-litigation supplemental-jurisdiction thirteenth-amendment
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in dismissing
Petitioner's federal peonage claim under 18 U.S.C.
§ 1581, by failing to recognize that economic coercion
and involuntary servitude may give rise to civil rights
violations actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the
Thirteenth Amendment.

2. Whether the Fifth Circuit abused its discretion
by denying Petitioner, a pro se litigant, the opportunity
to amend his complaint or respond further after the
district court's dismissal, thus violating procedural
due process rights.

3. Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in declining to
exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Petitioner's
state-law claims, which are intertwined with the
federal claim and involve significant constitutional
issues.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in dismissing Petitioner's federal peonage claim and denying procedural due process rights for a pro se litigant

Docket Entries

2025-10-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Louis Galynsky
Louis Galynsky — Petitioner