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Marvin L. Stewart v. Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-56354 · judgment February 23, 2023


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.

Question presented

When the Ninth Circuit renders a judgement that is contrary to other Circuit Courts' opinions and this Court's opinion, regarding res judicata and claims preclusion, when the actions of the U.S. COAST GUARD on June 14, 2019, occurred after the U.S. Coast Guard Board for Correction of Military Records on ("BCMRCG") Decision Docket No. 176.95 on August 23,1995, and the facts were not in existence at the time of the original action. Rule 14.1(a) The Questions Presented are: do Whether a claim based on actions of the Respondents, and facts that were not yet in existence at the time of the original action is precluded by claims preclusion? (2.) Whether res judicata can bar a claim predicated on events that have not yet transpired? (3.) Whether the Board For Correction of Military Records United States Coast Guard ("BCMRCG") failed to fulfill its statutory obligation to correct an injustice and make Petitioner whole by correcting the injustice in the Service Health Records, when evidence was presented, that Petitioner never took the Mandatory Physical Examination for discharge on September 22,1971, December 6,1971, or on September 21,1973?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Marvin L. Stewart

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 05 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jun 28 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Alejandro Mayorkas, et al. to respond filed.
  4. May 02 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 20, 2023)