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Jack R. T. Jordan v. Department of Labor

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 19-1743 · judgment February 21, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 2, 2020

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Whether, under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), lower courts may disregard, violate or change the plain language of the judicial review provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Federal Rules of Evidence or Supreme Court precedent thereunder.
Whether, under FOIA, claims may be dismissed without any court expressly addressing the plain language of FOIA, the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent that was presented.
Whether, under FOIA, claims may be dismissed on the grounds that one record at issue also was at issue in earlier-instituted litigation in a different circuit.
Whether a judge’s clear violation of the Constitution, federal law or Supreme Court precedent must be corrected upon consideration of a timely motion requesting such correction.

For petitioner
Jack Revels Tucker Jordan
Jack Jordan

For respondent
Jeffrey B. Wall
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Nov 02 2020
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
Oct 14 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
Oct 07 2020
Waiver of right of respondent U.S. Department of Labor to respond filed.
Sep 25 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 2, 2020)