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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Department of Justice, et al.

Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 21-CV-242 · judgment January 10, 2022


Certiorari denied · April 25, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the DC Appeal Court for District of Columbia can ignore inexcusable neglect by the Superior Court of District of Columbia for failure to apply Default Judgement against the defendants according to Rule 55(b)(2) and Rule 55(d), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for not following a court order Summons to appear before the court for violation of Federal Laws. The DC Appeal Court for the District of Columbia stated no jurisdiction exist for the case, according to § 11-921. Civil jurisdiction District of Columbia the district has complete jurisdiction. The DC Appeal Court for the District of Columbia applied the 11th Amendment stated the clause of State-SovereignImmunity, the petitioner is asking for a reversible of verdict stating no person or government entity is above the law to ignore a court order to appear before the court and no person or government entity is above the law to be held accountable for violation of law under the Constitution or the United States before the court. The petitioner is asking the court to issue Default Judgement against the defendants, that no person or government entity is above the law as stated by the Supreme Court. This petition is sub­ mitted to the Supreme Court to correct unfair judicial review, mistake, error of judgement, inexcusable neglect and can the DC Appeal Court for the District of Columbia protect the Federal Government as the defendant for violation of laws, and held accountable for violation of Human Rights, Constitutional and Federal Laws by stating Assert-State-SovereignImmunity. The Supreme Court stated no one is above the law that implies all defendants.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 25 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 06 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
  3. Mar 28 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Department of Justice, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Jan 28 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 28, 2022)