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| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
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| 25A895 | Charles Kakembo Sessanga v. City of DeSoto Police Department, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2026-02-06 | Application | civil-rights criminal-prosecution malicious-prosecution pro-se-plaintiff probable-cause section-1983 | Question not identified. The provided text is an Application for Extension of Time to File Petition for a Writ of Certiorari and includes the Fifth C… | |
| 25-5089 | Veronica M. Johnson v. William S. Moore, Judge, Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, et al. | Fourth Circuit | 2025-07-14 | Denied | IFP | 14th-amendment constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection judicial-recusal pro-se-plaintiff | 1. Whether the unprecedented conduct of all the sitting judges of the Portsmouth Circuit Court in entering a "sua sponte " joint administrative Recusa… |
| 24-1219 | Dora L. Adkins v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Fourth Circuit | 2025-05-30 | Denied | civil-procedure district-court federal-jurisdiction fourth-circuit motion-to-dismiss pro-se-plaintiff | I. Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ("Fourth Circuit ") properly AFFIRMED the district court 's order. Pet. App. A, p. 3a. … | |
| 24-7296 | Karen Hylton v. United States | District of Columbia | 2025-05-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-challenge judicial-discretion legal-error pro-se-plaintiff sentencing-appeal victim-rights | 1. Common grounds for appeal include legal errors, procedural errors, new evidence, inadequate representation, and unreasonable prejudice. When the pl… |
| 24-6904 | Ganiyu Ayinla Jaiyeola v. Garmin International, Inc. | Tenth Circuit | 2025-04-01 | Denied | Relisted (2)IFP | due-process financial-conflict judicial-disqualification judicial-ethics pro-se-plaintiff rule-60-motion | Whether the District Court in Kansas denied pro se Plaintiff due process when it declined to file Plaintiff's Rule 60(b)(6) motion requesting the Cour… |
| 24-6502 | Willie Bandy v. Scott Bessent, Secretary of Treasury, et al. | Sixth Circuit | 2025-02-07 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | constitutional-violation due-process pro-se-plaintiff service-of-process stimulus-check subject-matter-jurisdiction | 1. Due Process is Violated When The United States Marshalls For District Courts Fails To Properly Serve The Complaint To The Defendants/whereas When T… |
| 24A719 | Todd White v. ACell, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | 2025-01-22 | Presumed Complete | evidentiary-ruling false-claims-act jury-verdict pro-se-plaintiff retaliation-claim summary-judgment | Question not identified. | |
| 24-5789 | Saretta Mildred Gross v. United Parcel Service, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2024-10-21 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | collective-bargaining employment-discrimination jurisdiction motion-to-dismiss pro-se-plaintiff sexual-harassment | Petitioner Original complaints alleged that her supervisors sexually harassed her on a regular basis then retaliated when she reported their harassmen… |
| 24A297 | Ralph L. Hayes v. Fay Servicing, LLC | Fourth Circuit | 2024-09-26 | Presumed Complete | civil-procedure fraud-on-court mortgage-foreclosure mortgage-servicer pro-se-plaintiff rule-60 | Question not identified. | |
| 24-5138 | Gina Russomanno v. Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., et al. | Third Circuit | 2024-07-25 | Dismissed | Relisted (2)IFP | abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure curative-amendment due-process due-process-relief judicial-remedy miscarriage-of-justice pro-se-plaintiff rule-12b6-dismissal standing void-judgment | 1. Whether the related-case. OPINION -decision. DCNJ 13;19-cv- 059451. [DKT. 611. which is boldly "absent adequate remedy of law." per judicial law re… |
| 23-7469 | Kenneth Del Signore v. Nokia of America Corporation, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2024-05-14 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure civil-rights discovery discovery-rules due-process false-claims-act medical-records pro-se pro-se-plaintiff standing summary-judgment whistleblower-retaliation | 1. Should a Pro Se Plaintiff be granted special considerations by Federal Judges based on their lack of experience with the Federal Rules? In this cas… |
| 23-1057 | Paul Johnson v. Matthew Tepper | Texas | 2024-03-27 | Denied | Response Waived | appellate-procedure civil-rights due-process free-speech judicial-neutrality party-presentation pro-se pro-se-plaintiff sua-sponte sua-sponte-arguments supreme-court-review | Whether the United States Supreme Court will review the actions of a Texas Court of Appeals, which departed from its role as a neutral arbiter by enga… |
| 23-6783 | Kevin F. Jackson v. Applied Materials Corporation, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2024-02-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | court-reporter due-process fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment jameson-vs-desta mandatory-arbitration pro-se-plaintiff | In Jackson vs Applied Materials, Wherein the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided an important question of Federal Law that has not been, but shou… |
| 23-5943 | Saria Walker v. United States Federal Government, et al. | Fourth Circuit | 2023-11-02 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-conspiracy civil-procedure conflicts-of-interest constitutional-rights due-process judicial-corruption judicial-misconduct judicial-recusal pro-se-plaintiff | 1.) Why is a Judge Not recusal themselves when they are Named as defendants in the case ? 2.) Why is a Civil Conspiracy being overlooked ? 3.) Why is… |
| 23-5028 | Eric St. George v. E. E. | Colorado | 2023-07-05 | Denied | IFP | 12b6-dismissal amendment civil-procedure dismissal due-process judicial-discretion motion-to-amend pleading-standards pro-se pro-se-plaintiff standing | Is it permissible for a State District Court to deny a pro-se plaintiff every motion to amend, to never allow an amendment to a meritorious case, to d… |
| 22-7810 | Neiman Nix v. Major League Baseball, Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2023-06-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appellate-review banned-substance civil-rights due-process natural-product natural-substance pro-se-plaintiff selective-enforcement substance-ban union-rights | 1. Can Major League Baseball ban a natural substance that is required for humans to survive? 2. Can Major League Baseball selectively enforce it's b… |
| 22-7202 | Gina Russomanno v. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, et al. | Third Circuit | 2023-04-04 | Denied | IFP | appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure civil-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances extraordinary-writ mandate-law pro-se-plaintiff rule-60-motion standing | Whether, the Supreme Court will consider the merits of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, pursuant to Pro Se plaintiffs … |
| 22-6351 | Shane Webster Upchurch v. Wastequip, LLC, et al. | Tenth Circuit | 2022-12-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | civil-procedure discovery discovery-rights jurisdiction-issue pro-se pro-se-plaintiff retaliatory-discharge summary-judgment workers-compensation | 1. Whether it was error to grant summary judgment to the defendant where the pro se plaintiff was not given any opportunity to engage in discovery. 2… |
| 22-5761 | Prinyah Godiah Nmiaa Pa El-Bey v. Cubesmart Self Storage, et al. | Second Circuit | 2022-10-04 | Denied | IFP | address-change bias-prejudice civil-procedure court-notification due-process judicial-bias notification pro-se-plaintiff procedural-due-process standing venue venue-change | 1.) Under the rules of Unified Courts when it comes to mailing don't Party(ies) have the rights to get notified whenever any party(ies) move notified … |
| 21-1331 | Marcus A. Murphy v. Amanda Cameron Dalton, aka Mandy Moore, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2022-04-06 | Denied | abuse-of-discretion civil-procedure civil-rights dismissal district-court-discretion due-process energy-company pro-se-plaintiff sanctions tort-law | Appeal of Order granting Defendant - Appellees ' Motions to Dismiss & for Sanctions, and Judgment dismissing all claims on May 6, 2021 (5-6-21), by th… | |
| 21-6013 | Zachary Scott Reed v. Michael Dixon, et al. | Eighth Circuit | 2021-10-20 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | appeal appellate-review civil-procedure civil-rights clear-error due-process judicial-fairness pro-se-plaintiff qualified-immunity standing | If a district court applies qualified immunity to a case upon adopting a factual basis containing a clear error of fact, with such clear error being d… |
| 20-8177 | Michael T. Brooks v. Agate Resources, Inc. | Ninth Circuit | 2021-06-01 | Denied | Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP | americans-with-disabilities-act civil-procedure due-process federal-rules informa-pauperis judicial-procedure pro-se-plaintiff rehabilitation-act retaliation standing | 1. Can the federal courts ignore the Federal Rules? 2. Are the federal courts subject to the Rehabilitation Act and the American 's With Disabilities… |
| 20-8041 | Douglas E. Kampfer v. Richard Argotsinger, et al. | Second Circuit | 2021-05-17 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abuse-of-discretion civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process oath-of-office pro-se pro-se-plaintiff property-interest | 1.) Is a OATH OF OFFICE a valid Contract under the Laws and Rules of this United States and the Constitution??? 2.) Does the taking of a OATH OF OFF… |
| 20-7874 | Ted A. McCracken v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, et al. | Third Circuit | 2021-04-28 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 7th-amendment causation-evidence civil-rights expert-testimony jury-trial pro-se-plaintiff pulmonologist-analysis seventh-amendment summary-judgment tobacco-litigation | WAS IT NOT A DENIAL OF PETITIONER'S 7th AMENDMENT RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL FOR THE DISTRICT COURT TO GRANT RESPONDENT(S) SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON THE ISSUE OF L… |
| 20-532 | Xiaohua Huang v. Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. | Federal Circuit | 2020-10-21 | Denied | Relisted (2) | claim-preclusion federal-circuit fraud-on-court fraud-on-the-court judicial-misconduct judicial-proceedings patent patent-infringement perjury pro-se-plaintiff sanctions | U.S. court of appeals for the Federal Circuit has entered a decision in this case in conflict with the decision of U.S. Court of appeals for the Feder… |
| 19-8526 | Quintez Talley v. Timothy Mazzocca, et al. | Third Circuit | 2020-05-22 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure civil-rights failure-to-state-claim judicial-discretion leave-to-amend mail-fraud pro-se-plaintiff racketeer-influenced-and-corrupt-organizations-act screening-phase standing supplemental-jurisdiction wire-fraud | 1. Does the Disability to Shoulder Concrete Financial Loss Demonstrate a Lack of Standing When Bringing 2 Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizatio… |
| 19-8330 | Valentin Spataru v. Florida Department of Transportation, et al. | Florida | 2020-04-22 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process government-conspiracy legal-procedure organized-crime pro-se-plaintiff standing traffic-regulation traffic-safety | 1. Whether employees of Florida government, who have callously disregarded and failed to exercise the standard of care requested by law and expected f… |
| 19-8320 | Quintez Talley v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. | Third Circuit | 2020-04-21 | Denied | IFP | 8th-amendment civil-rights due-process eighth-amendment excessive-fines federal-claims pleading-standards prisoner-rights pro-se-plaintiff state-law-claims supplemental-jurisdiction | 1. Is a Parties right to raise an absolute a/identiam. PYimleae tontaent UP0Y1 Whether bY evidence ? 2. bots -the. doctrine thaba district Court must… |
| 19-8134 | James Ricky Ezell v. Damon Hininger, et al. | Tenth Circuit | 2020-03-31 | Denied | IFP | access-to-courts appointed-counsel appointment-of-counsel civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment judicial-remedies pro-se-plaintiff retaliation | Whether the Tenth Circuit has jurisdiction to consider Denying of plaintiff prisoner in custody of Department of Corrections housed in private prison … |
| 19-707 | Irma Rosas v. San Antonio Housing Authority, et al. | Fifth Circuit | 2019-12-04 | Denied | civil-procedure civil-rights due-process equitable-tolling erickson-precedent magistrate-transfer mental-illness pro-se pro-se-plaintiff standing tolling twombly-standard | WHETHER THE LOWER COURT ERRED IN (1) APPLYING THIS COURT'S HOLDING IN BELL ATLANTIC CORP. V. TWOMBLY, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) TO PRO SE PLAINTIFF-APPELLAN… | |
| 19-6215 | Twila Haynes v. Assets Protection, Inc. | Pennsylvania | 2019-10-09 | Denied | Relisted (2)IFP | abuse-of-discretion americans-with-disabilities-act breach-of-contract civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process error-of-law in-forma-pauperis pro-se-plaintiff rule-240 standing | Under Pa. Rate 240 Where Petitioner Constitutional rights violated? Yes Did the court abuse it discretion? Yes Did the Court Commit an error of law? Y… |
| 19-6112 | In Re Larry Pouncy | 2019-10-01 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | all-writs-act appellate-review breach-of-fiduciary-duty civil-rights due-process fiduciary-duty fraud intentional-infliction-of-emotional-distress legal-malpractice mandamus-remedy pro-se-plaintiff rooker-feldman-doctrine stay-on-state-judgment writ-of-mandamus | Question not identified. | |
| 19-6105 | Avram Moshe Perry v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2019-10-01 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | abstention amendment-of-pleadings bankruptcy bankruptcy-procedure civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights-discrimination due-process equitable-powers federal-jurisdiction judicial-discretion pro-se-plaintiff procedural-due-process standing | Whether Congress had provided that in an American civilized federal court system a judge can use an unlimited discretion to outrageously discriminate … |
| 19-5452 | Pablo Enrique Rosado-Sanchez v. Banco Santander Puerto Rico | First Circuit | 2019-08-06 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure civil-rights due-process evidence-weighing fair-credit-reporting-act judicial-misconduct pro-se pro-se-plaintiff standing | 1. Judge McGiverin wrote, a final judgment and opinion not based on the weigh of the facts, as he wrote, and that is an unsupported conclusion, and I… |
| 18-9550 | Jerome L. Grimes v. Avis Budget Group | Third Circuit | 2019-06-04 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | access-to-courts civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights defamation due-process framed-up pro-se-plaintiff sixth-amendment standing statute-of-limitation theft | The question herein is whether a Plausible Claim For Relief was asserted in the Plaintiff, Jerome L. Grimes', Amended Complaint, and does Tolling the … |
| 18-8841 | Frizzell Carrell Woodson v. Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General | Fourth Circuit | 2019-04-16 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | access-to-courts civil-rights constitutional-access due-process due-process-clause employment-discrimination federal-employment-discrimination in-forma-pauperis pro-se-plaintiff property-right retaliation title-vii-litigation | Whether or not the Due Process Clause also includes a substantive component that provides heightened protection for a property right of action vested … |
| 18-8163 | Pierre Andre Basson v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2019-02-27 | Denied | IFP | civil-procedure due-process federal-rules motion-to-dismiss notice opportunity-to-be-heard pro-se pro-se-plaintiff summary-judgment | When considering a Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Upon which Relief May be Granted Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(… |
| 18-840 | Steven Leon Banks v. Vincent Myron Gore, et al. | Fourth Circuit | 2019-01-03 | Denied | Response Waived | 8th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-violation due-process medical-negligence personal-involvement pro-se-plaintiff pro-se-pleadings qualified-immunity standing summary-judgment supervisory-liability | 1. Can supervisors be liable for the constitutional violations of their subordinates even if the supervisor is not directly "personally involved"? 2.… |
| 18-5749 | Anna Maria Agolli v. District of Columbia, et al. | District of Columbia | 2018-08-24 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | administrative-law brown-vs-board civil-rights due-process government-immunity pro-se pro-se-plaintiff public-duty-doctrine statute-of-limitations | When equal but separate was overturned, there was little or no precedent to support this even though constitutionally it would have been correct to ov… |
| 18-5358 | Brigitte Reynolds v. Anthony Stewart, Warden, et al. | Sixth Circuit | 2018-07-26 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | access-to-court access-to-courts civil-procedure civil-rights district-court-dismissal due-process equal-protection judicial-discretion pro-se-plaintiff procedural-prejudice retaliation sixth-circuit-review standing summary-judgment | 1. DID THE DISTRICT COURT IMPROPERLY DECIDE DISPUTED FACTUAL ISSUES AND DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; AND DID THE SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT IMPROPERLY AGREE WIT… |
| 18-31 | Joel Beck v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2018-07-05 | Denied | Response Waived | civil-procedure civil-rights due-process foreclosure foreclosure-claims mortgage motion-to-dismiss pro-se pro-se-plaintiff procedural-dismissal rule-12(b)(6) standing state-law supreme-court-precedent | 1. Whether a pro se Plaintiff's pleading of plausible state law claims, including an allegation that, if true, would stop a pending foreclosure of his… |