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In Re Dorothy M. Hartman

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
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

  1. Should Judges of Appellate Courts have the right to ignore, manipulate, or even destroy evi­ dence in cases pending before them in support of the Federal Government?

  2. Should the United States be permitted not to answer charges but insist upon the dismissal of a case against its government brought by a mi­ nority merely on the basis of the Federal Claims Court or Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit claiming that it “has no jurisdiction” when in fact substantive evidence shows that the court does have jurisdiction.

  3. Should the United States government deem itself a patenting authority by prejudging before a patent is granted using heretofore unused or undetermined methods of patent prosecution such as considering the race, gender, or health status of the inventor?

  4. Should it then have the power to usurp pa­ tenting from the inventor and bestow the inven­ tion inward and upon itself as the default owner of the intellectual property based on its prejudg­ ment?

  5. Considering the previous question - is this not a conflict of interest by the federal govern­ ment itself while violating rights of the inven­ tor?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dorothy M. Hartman

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jul 05 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 20 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. May 05 2023
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due June 20, 2023)