Petitions and applications docketed on July 10, 2025
Caption type Docket No Court Below Petitioner's Counsel Recent Filings QP
Continental Finance Company, LLC v.

Tiffany Johnson

paid 25-34 Fourth Circuit, No. 23-2047, 23-2049

Judgment: March 11, 2025

Edmund Ramsay Hirschfeld [Petition] [Appendix]
[Main Document]
Question(s) presented1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED

The Fourth Circuit refused to compel arbitration because it applied a rule of Maryland law that re- quires arbitration provisions, unlike any other con- tractual term, to contain thelr own unique exchange of consideration. The question presented 1s:

Does the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 2, permit courts to apply a heightened consideration standard solely to contractual arbitration provisions?

In Re Raymond J. Fallica paid 25-35 , No.

Judgment: —

Raymond J. Fallica [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented}
Arthur Lopez v.

Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven

paid 25-36 Supreme Court of California, No. S284646

Judgment: August 20, 2024

Arthur Lopez [Appendix] [Petition]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED 1) Should United States Constitution Civil } : , Rights including 14th Amendment Equal Protection and Due Process under Law } guarantees be applicable to Civil , Harassment Restraining Orders and Parental Rights? | 2) Should California (Forum State) Statutes include CA Code of Civil Procedure 527.6 Family Codes 3010, 3020 (a) (b), 7602 be applied to Male, Catholic Christian, Mexican Heritage Latino / Hispanic Race Biological Father on matters related to Visitation, Phone Contact, Custody and Parental Rights pertaining to his minor children and civil harassment restraining orders? 1
Theresa England v.

Steven R. Siebe

paid 25-37 Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-CT-497

Judgment: December 04, 2024

William T Gibbs [Petition]
Question(s) presented1 QUESTIONS PRESENTED
  1. Whether the Indiana courts below violated Peti- tioner’s Fourteenth and Seventh Amendment rights by barring her from pursuing a common law cause of action against third-party tortfea- sors, where the tortfeasors are a separate and 1n- dependent corporation and its employee.

  2. Whether the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibits the lower courts from rely- ing upon a judicial fiction in creating “joint em- ployer” status simply because separate and dis- tinct sibling subsidiary entities are owned by the same corporate parent.

Seth Adam Lilly v.

Melissa Ann Lilly

paid 25-38 Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-DC-510

Judgment: November 26, 2024

Michael James Confusione [Petition]
Question(s) presented1 Questions Presented
  1. Did the refusal of the Indiana state courts to enforce the Petitioner’s rights as unambiguously stated in the Settlement Agreement between the parties infringe Petitioner’s rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment, or the Contract Clause?

  2. Did the Indiana Court of Appeals’ application of only an abuse of discretion standard of review to the trial judge’s construction of the parties’ contract further erode the protections afforded by these federal constitutional guarantees?

John Does 1-2 v.

Seattle Police Department

paid 25-39 Supreme Court of Washington, No. 102182-8

Judgment: February 13, 2025

Blair Michael Russ [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented1. QUESTIONS PRESENTED This Court has repeatedly held that the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to engage in anonymous political expression. See, e.g., Talley v. California, 362 U.S. 60, 64 (1960); Watchtower Bible & Tract Soc. of N. Y., Inc. v. Village of Stratton, 536 U. 8S. 150, 166-167 (2002). Nonetheless, the Washington State Supreme Court’s holding in Does J, 2, 4, & 5v. Seattle Police Dept, 563 P.3d 1037 (Wash., 2025) allows the widespread dissemination of an investigation targeting the circumstances of the lawful attendance of four off-duty Seattle Police Officers at a public rally in Washington D.C. on

January 6, 2021. The questions presented are:

(1) Whether compelled public disclosure _ of politically sensitive information, including compelled statements regarding political beliefs, motivations, and associations, in response to public records requests, violates the First Amendment constitutional right to anonymous political expression and association.

(2) Whether Petitioners’ First Amendment interest to proceed in litigation anonymously justifies their use of pseudonyms in a litigation seeking to preserve that very interest in anonymity.

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Harold Jean-Baptiste v.

Department of Justice

paid 25-40 Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-12948

Judgment: February 20, 2025

Harold Jean-Baptiste [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedi QUESTIONS PRESENTED : Can the Federal Government’s Judicial influence and the Courts’ interference protect the Federal Bureau of Investigation from liability for a Terrorist Act, Attempted Murder, and Human Rights violations of an American Citizen?
Martez Dion Mason v.

Jeff Tanner, Warden

ifp 25-5071 Sixth Circuit, No. 24-1800

Judgment: March 05, 2025

Martez Dion Mason [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedd QUESTIONS PRESENTED I. Was the evidence insufficient to find Petitioner guilty beyond a reasonable doubt for assault with intent to commit murder on the theory of transferred intent? US , CONST, AMS V, VI, XIV; MICH. CONST, 1963, ART 1, §§ 17, 20. II. Did the trial court erred in the scoring of certain offense variables? US CONST, AMS VI, XIV; CONST, 1963, ART. 1, §20? III. Did trial court render an inconsistent verdict in finding Petitioner not guilty of four counts and guilty of one count of assault with intent to murder on the basis of transferred intent when all five complainants were in the same car, thereby requiring reversal of the one conviction of assault with intent to murder as to the two-year-old victim who was shot? US CONST, AMS V, VI, XIV; MICH. CONST, 1963, ART 1, §§ 17, 20. IV. Was any judgment of conviction against Mr. Mason from the circuit court void for want of jurisdiction to try him on the sixth charge of assault with intent to murder where the prosecuting attorney voluntarily entered a Nolle Prosequi during the preliminary examination regarding that charge and the district court entered an order of Nolle Prosequi to dismiss it? US CONST, AMS VI, XIV; CONST, 1968, : ART. 1, §20? V. Was Petitioner denied his sixth amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel where defense counsel’s performance was so deficient that prejudice should be presumed and in fact fell below an objective standard of reasonableness? US , CONST, AMS V, VI, XIV; MICH. CONST, 19638, ART 1, §§ 17, 20. VI. Was Petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel on appeal where appellate counsel Arthur H. Landau’s performance was constitutionally deficient to the point that it fell below an objective standard of reasonableness? US CONST, AMS VI, XIV; CONST, 1963, ART. 1, §20?
Khaled Miah v.

United States

ifp 25-5072 Third Circuit, No. 22-2983

Judgment: October 18, 2024

Charles Davidson Swift [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION PRESENTED Can an online social media post that at most forewarns of a possible future terroristic attack violate 18 U.S.C. § 875(c), if the post does not identify any particular natural person or group of natural persons as a target? CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Muslim Legal Fund of America, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation with no parent corporation, and no publicly held company owns 10% or more of the organization’s stock. See Supreme Court Rule 29.6. PROCEEDINGS This case arises from the following proceedings: e United States v. Khaled Miah, D.C. No. 2-21-cr-00110-001 (W.D. Pa. Oct. 18, 2021) (entering judgement of conviction) e United States v. Khaled Miah, No. 22-2988 (8d Cir. Mar. 28, 2025) (affirming conviction) ial
William Menter v.

New Jersey

ifp 25-5073 Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-0297-22

Judgment: October 23, 2024

William Menter [Petition] [Appendix]
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Michael Horton v.

Captain Gilchrist

ifp 25-5074 Eleventh Circuit, No. 23-13379

Judgment: February 13, 2025

Christopher Steven Burkhalter [Petition] [Appendix] [Appendix]
[Main Document]
Question(s) presentedIl QUESTION PRESENTED

This Court’s precedent is clear that federal courts “should generally not depart from the usual practice under the Federal Rules on the basis of perceived policy concerns.” Jones v. Bock, 549 U.S. 199, 212 (2007). May federal courts implement an uncodified special report procedure that divests pro se prisoner litigants of discovery rights afforded them under the Federal Rules and improperly supplants Rule 56 summary judgment procedures in order to manage litigation brought by inmates alleging violations under §1983?

Mark Jabben v.

Texas

ifp 25-5075 Court of Appeals of Texas, Second District, No. 02-23-00210-CR

Judgment: August 22, 2024

Mark Jabben [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Should the Court of Criminal Appeal's overturn the verdict because there was insufficent evidence of culpability ? © 2. Did the State Court violate Mr. Jabbens sixth amenment right to the CONFRONTATION CLAUSE ? | 3. Did the State Court abuse it's discrection when it admitted gun handling ‘ evidence when it was paterelevant ? 4. Did the State Court err when it allowed a police officer to testify to Mr.Jabbens mental state ? : 5. Did the State court err in allowing a police officer to testify as an expert witness on bullet trajectory *” G6. Did the State court err when it submitted more evidence than requested to the jury ? 7. Did the State court violate Mr. Jabbens constitutional right's at punishmen t under the the sixth amendment by allowing a surrogate testimony about | autopsy ? | 8. Did the State court err at punishment when it failed to admit metabolic data evidence because it was relevant and admisable ? | 9. Did the State court err at punishment when it refused to admit specific in- stances of character evidence ? | 10. Did the State court err at punishment in admitting a demonstration exhibit of singel gun when the evidence showed the defendant had two guns ? 11. Did the State court err at punishment when it allowed a witness to testify "who had been present in court after 'the rule had been revoked! ? 42. Did the state court err at punishment when it failed to allow an expert to testify for the defense on blood splatter analsis ? a 13. Did the state court err at punishment by refusing to add a jury instructio non self- defense ? © | 14. Should the United states Supreme Court Court over turn the punishment decision of the state court beacause the cumuative effect of the trial «7 courts error's deprived Mr.Jabben of the fundmental due process right's to a fair trial ? | : . ' i
Shomari Legghette v.

Illinois

ifp 25-5076 Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, No. 1-20-1253

Judgment: November 22, 2023

Shomari Legghette [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED | I. Whather defense Counsel's ahsence at’ a critical stage constructively denied representation ag guaranteed by the sixth amendment. | II. Whether appointed avnellate Counsel's missaporehended the law and facts by failure to | , brief and raise the following issues on appeal. constitutes unreasonable if not ineffective assistance of appellate representation. , III. Whether the Court's motion to strike Petitioner's pro 3e brief as ordered by the court Violates the strictures of due process and equal. protection. IV. Whether 720 ILCS 5/7-7 is facially unconstitutional given societal concerns over use of. force in policing. V. Whether CPD was operating outside of lawful authority and without justification by placing netitioner in constructive detention by initiating an unannounced fact pursuit via Radio. Vl. Whether evidence obtained after petitioner's deadly encounter with commander Rauer are fruits of a poisonous tree. ‘ 4
In Re Deryl Nelson ifp 25-5077 , No.

Judgment: —

Deryl Dude Nelson [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTIONS PRESENTED The magistrate issued an arrest warrant without probable cause based on a complaint that was not sworn to but instead signed by an unknown person functioned as the complaining witness to make it appear that the arrest warrant was properly issued. This act and omission violated numerous federal laws including the Fourth Amendment that requires an arrest warrant to be issued upon a finding of probable cause supported by Oath of affirmation. | I. } DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN IT RE- ACHED A DECISION THAT THE COMPLAINT MET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ABSENT OF A JUDICIAL FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE*? Il. | DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN If RE- ACHED A DECISION THAT THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS ESTABLISHED TO CONVICT PETITIONER AT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION RATHER THAN DECID- ING WHETHER WAS THERE PROBABLE CAUSE AT THE , FIRST JUDICIAL HEARING FOR THE ISSUANCE OF THE ARREST WARRANT? IIl. DID THE STATE APPEALS COURT ERR WHEN IT RE- ACHED A DECISION THAT PETITIONER DID NOT RECEIVE INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL WHERE THE RECORD SHOW COUNSEL FAILED TO AT- , TACK THE VALIDITY OF THE COMPLAINT AND WAR- RANT VIA EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND WITHDREW THE MOTION FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING AFTER : THE JUDGE INSISTED THAT THE HEARING WAS NEEDED? \ 1
Lawrence J. Turner v.

Wisconsin

ifp 25-5078 Court of Appeals of Wisconsin, District III, No. 2022AP469

Judgment: November 05, 2024

Steven Howard Wright Jr. NA
Leon Carter v.

Bradley Mlodzik, Warden

ifp 25-5079 Seventh Circuit, No. 23-1266

Judgment: April 24, 2025

R. George Burnett [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presentedQUESTION(S) PRESENTED
  1. Should a writ of habeas corpus issue when a bailiff reinstructed the jury ina criminal trial by directing it to continue deliberating until 1t reached a verdict, and the instruction occurred ex parte outside the presence of the defendant and his lawyer and, therefore, deprived him of counsel at a critical stage of the trial in clear violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, because (1) this Court has repeatedly held that the deprivation of counsel at a critical stage of a trial is presumptively prejudicial, and (2) in Remmer v. United States, this Court concluded that ex parte communication with a jury is presumptively prejudicial and deserves an evidentiary hearing?

  2. Should a writ of habeas corpus issue because the Wisconsin Court of Appeals failed to follow Anders v. California and concluded that petitioner did not deserve appointed counsel for his appeal, solely because his appeal “lacked arguable merit,” when Anders and later cases required the Court of Appeals to conclude that the appeal not only had “no merit” but also would be wholly frivolous? Stated another way, though the Wisconsin Court of Appeals never explained its conclusion and, in fact, articulated its conclusion in terms Anders forbid, the Seventh Circuit found this nevertheless met Anders and constitutional standards.

Eric Von Poole v.

Keith Arnold, Warden

ifp 25-5081 Fourth Circuit, No. 24-6740

Judgment: October 16, 2024

Eric Von Poole [Appendix] [Petition]
Question(s) presentedHH ~ f\ * Mit yy) __ QUESTS ein Hoe inte fly of OR apie dein is called to uton By nels evidehce, does decision stand a
Jake Bylsma v.

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

ifp 25-5082 Third Circuit, No. 25-1307

Judgment: March 11, 2025

Jake Bylsma [Petition] [Appendix]
Question(s) presented| QUESTION PRESENTED

At its base root; this case involves a Real Estate and Bankruptcy Fraud racket OPERATED BY select members of the Pennsylvania judicial elite that includes the State Governor. In order to protect this racket; the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit wildly departed from the accepted and usual course of proceedings from all 13 Federal Appellate Courts, including its own in which Justice Alito ruled on the precedential case as a then- 3 Circuit Judge.

Without the intervention of THIS MOST SUPREME OF COURTS, this

Real Estate and Bankruptcy racket, which has the blatant ability to hide the attempted murders of those exposing it, will continue to operate with impunity against the interests and safety of the Citizens of the United States.

The Question Presented:

Is a Real Estate and Bankruptcy Fraud racket operated by the Pennsylvania Judicial Elite, aided and abetted by the Pennsylvania Federal Middle District and the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals, a compelling enough reason for THIS COURT to grant review?

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Michael Bell v.

Florida

ifp 25-5083 Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC2025-0891

Judgment: July 08, 2025

Robert Anthony Norgard [Petition] [Appendix]
[Main Document]
Question(s) presentedCAPITAL CASE QUESTION PRESENTED

After Michael Bell’s death warrant was signed, a key witness, Henry Edwards, recanted his trial testimony and admitted that he had not witnessed Bell commit the murders. Then, a second key witness, Charles Jones, recanted his trial testimony and admitted that Bell did not confess to him and that he did not see Bell with the murder weapon. Both witnesses said they lied at Bell’s trial, at the behest of the lead detective and the prosecutor, due to coercion and threats and in exchange for undisclosed leniency. Despite the extreme limitations of the 32-day warrant period, Bell found a number of other trial witnesses who corroborated the recanting witnesses’ claims of coercion and threats by law enforcement and some of these witnesses also changed important parts of their trial testimony. Bell was granted an evidentiary hearing.

At the hearing, the State and judge warned the witnesses that they may be prosecuted for perjury for saying anything that contradicted their trial testimony. Predictably, the witnesses took the 5th. The judge also permitted the witnesses to assert nearly blanket Fifth Amendment privileges when challenged about what they had recently told Bell’s investigators. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s finding that Bell did not prove that his case had been tainted by lying witnesses, witnesses with credibility issues, and police and prosecutorial misconduct. This case presents the following question:

Does the Petitioner’s execution violate the Eighth and Fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution when the conduct of the government and the trial court interfered with Petitioner’s ability to present evidence in warrant litigation?

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Kevin Michael Jones v.

Frank Bisignana, Commissioner of Social Security Administration

app 25A39 Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1151

Judgment: —

Kevin Michael Jones [Main Document] NA
Mathew Grashorn v.

Wendy Love

app 25A41 Tenth Circuit, No. 23-1397

Judgment: —

Vincent Gregory Levy [Main Document] NA
Edward Mangano v.

United States

app 25A42 Second Circuit, No. 22-861, 22-937

Judgment: —

Fred Anthony Rowley Jr. [Main Document] NA
Scotty L. White v.

Paul Hopkins

app 25A43 Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1715

Judgment: —

Scotty L. White [Main Document] NA
Roy Franklin Echols v.

CSX Transportation, Inc.

app 25A44 Fourth Circuit, No. 25-6204

Judgment: —

Roy Franklin Echols Jr. [Main Document] NA