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Yvette B. Beaulieu v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 21-5183 · judgment February 15, 2022

Certiorari denied · October 11, 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.

Questions presented

  1. WHY IS THERE NO EQUAL APPLICATION OF RELEVANT FAIRNESS PRINCIPLES IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL MATTERS?

  2. WHY IS THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ALLOWED TO SCHEME BETWEEN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS AS A LEGAL TACTIC WITHOUT DISCLOSING THIS TO THE COURTS OR TO EITHER PARTY, AND WHICH ALLOWS THE USG TO SUBVERT THE PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH, THE CONCEPTS OF FAIRNESS, AND THE EQUAL APPLICATION OF JUSTICE UN­ DER THE LAW?

  3. WHY DOES THE UNITED STATES GOVERN­ MENT NOT HAVE TO DISCLOSE TO THE COURTS WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL WAS UN­ DER CRIMINAL OR CIVIL INVESTIGATION AT THE OUTSET USING FISA OR ANY OTHER COURT ORDERED SURVEILLANCE WARRANT, ESPECIALLY IN CASES INVOLVING CUR­ RENT AND/OR FORMER USG FEDERAL EM­ PLOYEES?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Yvette B. Beaulieu

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 11 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 21 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/7/2022.
  3. Sep 14 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Aug 10 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 14, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count