Conference: 2023-10-13

47 cases — 0 granted, 47 denied/dismissed, 0 pending

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Case Title Lower Court Status Flags Tags Question Presented Score
22-529 Alex Cantero, et al., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Bank of America, N.A. Second Circuit Judgment Issued CVSGAmici (13)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) banking-regulation consumer-protection escrow-accounts interest-rates mortgage-lending national-bank-act preemption state-law state-law-preemption Does the National Bank Act preempt the application of state escrow-interest laws to national banks? 48.0
22-1025 Sylvia Gonzalez v. Edward Trevino, II, et al. Fifth Circuit Judgment Issued Amici (23)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) arrest circuit-split civil-rights first-amendment free-speech government-record probable-cause qualified-immunity retaliation retaliatory-arrest standing 1. Whether the Nieves probable cause exception can be satisfied by objective evidence other than specific examples of arrests that never happened. 2.… 38.0
22-1079 Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company, Inc., et al. Fourth Circuit Judgment Issued Amici (8)Response RequestedRelisted (3) asbestos-claims bankruptcy bankruptcy-code chapter-11 claims-objection fraud-prevention insurance-neutrality insurer-standing party-in-interest Whether an insurer with financial responsibility for a bankruptcy claim is a "party in interest" that may object to a Chapter 11 plan of reorganizatio… 24.5
22-1150 Josh Stein, Attorney General of North Carolina, et al. v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) civil-procedure civil-rights due-process duty-of-loyalty employee-rights employment-law first-amendment free-speech newsgathering property-protection standing tort-law The North Carolina Property Protection Act gives property owners a civil cause of action for certain torts committed in the nonpublic areas of their p… 16.0
23-134 Suellen Klossner v. IADU Table Mound MHP, LLC, et al. Eighth Circuit Denied Amici (1) alternative-income-sources civil-rights disability disability-rights equal-opportunity fair-housing-act housing-discrimination reasonable-accommodation rent-payment tenant-rights The question presented is whether an "accommodation" under the Fair Housing Act can include the relaxation of a policy of refusing to accept rent from… 11.5
22-1148 North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc. v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., et al. Fourth Circuit Denied Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (4) breach-of-loyalty content-neutral-statute first-amendment newsgathering private-property-rights property-rights trespass Whether a worker planted in a business to collect information for their true employer, and who does so in nonpublic areas of the business, is immunize… 10.0
23-151 Richard Rynn, et al. v. UHS of Phoenix, LLC, et al. Arizona Denied Response Waived civil-procedure civil-rights compensation due-process parental-rights standing 1. Can court judgement be entirely untrue, refer to a previous vague judgement in dispute from an ex parte dependency case in violation of due process… 8.5
23-153 Richard Rynn, Next Friend and Parent of M. R., a Minor v. David Lujan, Individually and in His Official Capacity as the Director of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived child-custody civil-rights color-of-law constitutional-rights contract custody due-process judicial-authorization parental-rights 1. Does court err omitting facts, dismissing Defendants that kidnapped child, interfered in legal custody, interfered in parental rights, with actions… 8.5
23-193 Richard Rynn v. First Transit, Inc., et al. Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived abuse-of-process civil-rights constitutional-rights court-proceedings dismissal due-process employment-retaliation freedom-of-speech judicial-recusal retaliation 1. Should assigned District court judge John Tuchi recuse himself from personal involvement and conflict of interest of subject matter in dispute? 2.… 8.5
23-245 ChromaDex, Inc., et al. v. Elysium Health, Inc. Federal Circuit Denied Response Waived alice-mayo-framework alice-v-cls-bank biotechnology federal-circuit inventive-concept mayo-v-prometheus natural-phenomena patent-eligibility Whether the two-step Alice/Mayo framework governs the eligibility of patents allegedly directed to natural phenomena. 8.5
23-287 Vernon Healthcare Center, LLC, et al. v. Debra Ann Blackmon, By and Through Her Guardian ad Litem, Latasha Bracks Ninth Circuit Denied Response Waived circuit-split complete-preemption covered-countermeasure federal-jurisdiction federal-removal PREP-Act public-health-emergency willful-misconduct Does the PREP Act completely preempt state law claims against a covered person relating to the administration or use of a covered countermeasure, such… 8.5
23-289 Marshall B. Lloyd, et al. v. Ford Motor Company Sixth Circuit Denied Response Waived consumer-protection deceptive-advertising energy-policy-and-conservation-act epa-regulations epca-regulations fuel-economy implied-preemption preemption state-enforcement Section 32919(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) expressly permits a State "to adopt or enforce a law or regulation on disclosure of … 8.5
23-122 Wilmington Trust, N.A., et al. v. Marlow Henry, on Behalf of the BSC Ventures Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Third Circuit Denied circuit-split civil-procedure effective-vindication erisa federal-arbitration-act individual-arbitration statutory-interpretation The question presented in this case is whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), prohibits individual arbitra… 5.5
23-150 Ronald Preston Harper v. North Carolina North Carolina Denied civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech freedom-of-speech objective-reasonableness police-conduct swatting Is it illegal to criticize police in North Carolina? Do citizens, using their God-given rights of life, liberty and pursuing their happiness, have the… 5.5
23M27 Jasper Crook v. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, et al. Ninth Circuit Presumed Complete None 5.5
22-7629 Jose Luis Nunez v. United States Ninth Circuit Denied Amici (1)Response RequestedResponse WaivedRelisted (2)IFP circuit-split exigent-circumstances fourth-amendment inevitable-discovery probable-cause protective-sweep search-and-seizure warrant-requirement warrantless-search 1. Whether police may enter and perform a "protective sweep" of a home not proximate to an arrest scene and when they lack affirmative information sug… 5.0
23-106 Allan Nowicki, et al. v. Crown Financial Corporation Pennsylvania Denied Response Waived civil-procedure due-process fraud fraud-upon-court judicial-misconduct judicial-recusal legal-procedure recusal standing void-judgment 1. Are the judgments entered in this case void because they were obtained by a fraud upon the court? 2. Have the Petitioners' rights to Due Process b… 3.5
23-141 Rowland J. Martin, Jr., Individually and as Administrator to the Estate of Johnnie Mae King v. Bexar County, Texas, et al. Federal Circuit Denied Response Waived appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure federal-circuit jurisdiction patent patent-jurisdiction remand removal removal-action statute-of-limitations subject-matter-jurisdiction Before the Court is a novel case and controversy involving a patent related conflict of laws. The case was removed from state court after the expirati… 3.5
23-148 SR Construction, Inc. v. RE Palm Springs II, LLC, et al. Fifth Circuit Denied Response Waived adverse-claims bankruptcy-code-363(m) bankruptcy-estate bankruptcy-sale foreclosure good-faith good-faith-purchaser section-363(m) superior-lien Bankruptcy Code section 363(m) provides that, unless stayed pending appeal, a sale or lease of property under section 363(b) or (c) cannot be reversed… 3.5
23-164 John Doe v. Judith Rodgers, as Senior Advisor in Division of Practitioner Data Banks, et al. District of Columbia Denied Response Waived administrative-law career-ending-effects civil-rights due-process healthcare-professional-rights medical-credentialing national-practitioner-data-bank npdb-reporting professional-review-action professional-review-actions secretarial-review 1. Did Congress, in enacting the HCQIA, constitutionally authorize the Secretary of HHS and its NPDB division to create rules under 42 U.S.C. §11136, … 3.5
23-182 James W. Tindall v. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board Eleventh Circuit Denied Response Waived 1st-amendment administrative-procedure article-iii constitutional-review federal-sovereign-immunity first-amendment judicial-power judicial-review sovereign-immunity standing strict-scrutiny us-constitution 1. ) Whether the doctrine of federal sovereign immun ity has any basis in the U.S. Constitution or is pre cluded by the U.S. Const., Art. Ill, Sec. 2… 3.5
23-252 United States, ex rel. Michelle Calderon v. Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Seventh Circuit Denied Response Waived appellate-review causation civil-penalties civil-procedure due-process false-claims-act materiality summary-judgment Did the Appellate Panel erroneously uphold the granting of summary judgment in favor of Respondent in finding no evidence of causation for a jury to c… 3.5
23-256 Suleiman Abdu Ibrahim v. Department of the Interior Fifth Circuit Denied Response Waived administrative-law administrative-procedure agency-action civil-procedure civil-rights due-process employment-discrimination federal-employee-rights federal-employees summary-judgment title-vii Federal employees ' rights are determined under statues which require that 'all personnel actions effecting employees or applicants for employment. … 3.5
23-5602 Curtis Morris Hartsfield, Jr. v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP attempted-crime attempted-distribution attempted-transfer circuit-split controlled-substances criminal-law drug-distribution drug-trafficking drug-transfer federal-criminal-law statutory-interpretation Whether an "attempted transfer" of drugs under 21 U.S.C. § 802(8) includes any conduct that would also constitute an "attempted distribution" of drugs… -1.0
23-5599 Juan Manuel Amaya-Castaneda v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP almendarez-torres appellate-review criminal-procedure judicial-discretion prior-conviction-exception prior-convictions sentencing sentencing-guidelines sixth-amendment Whether, after Holguin-Hernandez v. United States, _U.S.__, 140 S.Ct. 762 (2020), a party may obtain appellate relief when the district court fails to… -1.5
23-5621 Amado Alvarez-Alvarado v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law constitutional-provisions criminal-law criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit judicial-interpretation precedent precedent-overruling sentencing supreme-court supreme-court-review Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)? -1.5
23-5626 Arun Dhavamani v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-review criminal-procedure criminal-prosecution due-process evidentiary-hearing factual-finding federal-jurisdiction manufactured-jurisdiction sentencing Whether a defendant's right to due process is violated when a Court of Appeals remands a case for additional factfinding after the district court has … -1.5
23-5335 Young Bok Song v. Tony Parker, et al. Sixth Circuit Dismissed IFP civil-procedure civil-rights claim-interpretation constitutional-rights court-of-appeals district-court due-process section-1983 standing tax-fraud WHETHER THE TN U.S. DISTRICT COURT AND U.S. COURT OF APPEALS ARE INCORRECT IN READING SCHOLL V. MNUCHIN, # 20-CV-05309 (N.D. CAL. SEP. 24, 2020), 489 … -4.5
23-5341 Regina Nachael Howell Foster v. Areya Holder Aurzada, et al. Fifth Circuit Denied IFP bankruptcy bankruptcy-jurisdiction barton-doctrine civil-procedure civil-rights due-process removal removal-procedure standing statutory-interpretation subject-matter-jurisdiction 1. Does the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals' memorandum opinion directly conflict with an opinion by other Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court… -4.5
23-5347 Edward Lynn Russell v. Texas, et al. Fifth Circuit Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process illegible-text indecipherable-text standing takings texas-health-and-safety-code unclear-petition unreadable-document Sz-cJTldh. Vyfc. /ex^5 Scjbry Co^e, S c>ei^£.5 £J*jb p^ir^lc-5^ '~f& li^aIt 71(L. C^^SV/V t//>//uJ p|<lU-5 ^ 7/^5^t .1 £uC-w>MS ^ /A)t -w ?^'fvW 9i> ^… -4.5
23-5349 Elbert Johnson v. Florida Florida Denied IFP conflict-of-interest due-process illegal-sentence judicial-bias judicial-conflict legal-error manifest-injustice sentencing trial-court witness-testimony When a circuit court judge is called upon, to be a witness against a defendant in a case, and then later on, sentence the defendant in the same case r… -4.5
23-5352 Cassandra McGuire v. Highmark Holdings, et al. Sixth Circuit Denied IFP abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure court-discretion default-judgment federal-rules federal-rules-of-civil-procedure procedural-rules stare-decisis summary-judgment Did the Defendant Point out Defects in respect to the Motion for More Definite Statement Doc 14 and 15, Case 3:19-cv-00902? Do they have authority to… -4.5
23-5354 D'Ann S. McCoy v. Boureima Ouedraogo Pennsylvania Denied IFP chief-clerk clerk-authority court-administration eastern-district-of-pennsylvania judicial-authority judicial-duties judicial-ethics legal-procedure procedural-irregularity separation-of-powers supreme-court 1. Is It Lawful For A Chief Clerk Of The Supreme Court Of The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania To Act And Perform Judicial Duties As A Judge Such As S… -4.5
23-5355 Johnny Lee Warren v. Chris Nanos, Sheriff, Pima County, Arizona, et al. Ninth Circuit Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-provisions due-process equal-protection jurisdictional-issue legal-petition procedural-review standing supreme-court writ-of-certiorari Question not identified. -4.5
23-5370 Charles Alan Dyer v. Oklahoma Oklahoma Denied IFP access-to-courts civil-rights due-process legal-research lewis-v-casey post-conviction-appeal pro-se-prisoner procedural-bar procedural-bars After a state has violated Lewis v. Casey by actively denying access to legal research facilities to a pro se prisoner on an initial post-conviction a… -4.5
23-5372 Larry David Davis v. Amy Jackson Douglas, et al. Eighth Circuit Dismissed IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus ineffective-assistance-of-counsel legal-jurisdiction police-misconduct statutory-interpretation trial-procedure Question not identified. -4.5
23-5373 Ronald Barnett v. Florida Florida Denied IFP constitutional-rights due-process ex-post-facto judicial-jurisdiction jurisdiction separation-of-powers sexual-predator statute-of-limitations WHETHER THE THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL AND FLORIDA SUPREME COURT VIOLATED THE LAWS GOVERNING THE SEPARATION OF POWER BY CREATING AN UNWRITTEN EX P… -4.5
23-5376 Enrique J. Diaz, et ux. v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, dba Mr. Cooper Eleventh Circuit Denied IFP administrative-law circuit-court civil-rights due-process equal-protection first-impression fundamental-fairness legal-review prisoner-rights standing statutory-interpretation 1. WHETHER THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION VIOLATES PRINCIPLES OF FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS BY HAVING GREAT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE BASED UPON A PRO SE PLEADING … -4.5
23-5380 Gary Leon Webster v. Doe, Sheriff, Department Head, Craighead County Eighth Circuit Denied IFP appeals civil-rights due-process intervention jurisdiction standing Question not identified. -4.5
23-5399 Milton Melvin Rodgers v. California California Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-provisions court-procedure criminal-procedure due-process evidence jurisdictional-issue legal-writ search-and-seizure statutory-provisions Cm, f_j:_shou\A (kc\\g 4k &(lauxr^ \^cWl yelloA of iquk Mi>q. <X ^jkj^AgLSpe &eSeion of a tixeAfm !?^iso0*Ljy2^QsA-^^ X- A\A nrel ^,,A A fc/uAg*, U)K… -4.5
23-5400 Nathan Leon Branham v. Michigan Michigan Denied IFP compulsory-process curriculum-vitae defense-expert due-process expert-witness fourteenth-amendment right-to-present-defense sixth-amendment ISSUES RAISED BY DEFENDANT IN pro per ON DIRECT APPEAL :: WHEN THE PROSECUTION IS HIGHLY FAMILIAR WITH AN EXPERT, WAS IT A DRASTIC SANCTION FROM THE… -4.5
22-7186 Daniel Ray Mann v. Doug Clark, Warden, et al. Eighth Circuit Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP appellate-review civil-rights constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process expert-testimony plain-error plain-error-review procedural-default prosecutorial-misconduct vouching 1. Are AW "rUiW 2. \ 5 W-eof €_viWv\a: 11 Cjqyw AvAcvVvonW C$tl'*' iytK) fi'tjhA ftcccjnizej 3.5 AW. reWAW process ru^VA preseMeck unier "pWn errur V… -6.0
23-5387 James Frank Noel, Jr. v. Indiana Metro Police Department, et al. Seventh Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction sentencing statutory-interpretation Question not identified. -6.5
23-5423 Andre Monteek Edwards v. Kim Cargor, Warden Sixth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP accident accident-defense criminal-procedure ineffective-assistance-of-counsel jury-instructions prejudice prejudice-analysis second-degree-murder self-defense strickland-standard 1(a). DOES A SECOND DEGREE MURDER CONVICTION PRECLUDE A SHOWING OF PREJUDICE WHEN COUNSEL'S ERRORS WHICH PRECLUDED THE JURY'S CONSIDERATION OF MICHIGA… -6.5
23-5591 Patrick Andrew Groves v. United States Fourth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP aiding-and-abetting attempted-distribution attempted-transfer controlled-substances controlled-substances-act criminal-law drug-offenses sentencing-guidelines statutory-interpretation surplusage For certain recidivist guideline enhancements, "[t]he term 'controlled substance offense' means an offense under federal or state law, punishable by i… -6.5
23-5605 Alfred John McDonald v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-history drug-quantity due-process evidence-standard hemp marijuana procedural-fairness relevant-conduct 1. Whether McDonald's right to due process was violated when the drug quantity attributed to McDonald was based in part on vague ledgers, unrebutted e… -6.5
23-5616 Isaac Kipkurui Biegon v. United States Fifth Circuit Denied Response WaivedIFP accomplice-testimony confrontation-clause conspiracy-evidence conspiracy-hearsay corroboration corroboration-evidence criminal-procedure due-process hearsay jury-instructions sixth-amendment This petition seeks a review of a wrongful alleged conspiracy conviction. A. There are three foundational prerequisites which must be established to … -6.5