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Kenneth Allen Pruitt v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 22-40625 · judgment January 31, 2023
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
For Judicial efficiency to place Questions Presented in context, see Pruitt's Complaint [01/19/2021] ROA.8-47, para 83-84. Pruitt squarely addressed 'standing' two years ago. Pruitt anchored his Complaint to domestic laws referenced by U.S. at 2006 U.S. entry to 2003-31-OCT MERIDA UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION (UNCAC):
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At 2006 U.S. entry to UNCAC, U.S. Senate asserted that U.S. has domestic law that complies with UNCAC. Based on assertion of said compliance, U.S. Senate made a UNCAC Sec 66(b) withdrawal from hearings by International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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Failure of U.S. Supreme Court to hear this matter, if relief by this [District] Court is hereby denied and denial is appealed, places that Senate assertion of existence of domestic law in question and allows ICJ jurisdiction for Plaintiffs [Pruitt’s] appeal to ICJ. Outcome determinative Questions Presented: Are "Pruitt-type" Complaint(s) of corrupt acts by ultra vires actors (acts not within proper scope of governmental authority) a special species of
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kenneth Allen Pruitt
For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, May 30, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 30 2023Petition DENIED.
- May 09 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
- May 04 2023Waiver of right of respondents Biden, President of U.S., et al. to respond filed.
- Mar 23 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 5, 2023)