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Dave Wayne Erlanson, Sr. v. Environmental Protection Agency

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-35894 · judgment April 30, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Can 42 U.S.C. § 1983 be considered a tort claim action?

  2. Can 42 U.S.C. § 1983 be considered a cause of action to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency?

  3. In consideration of the Ninth Amendment of the United States Constitution, can the U.S. EPA be held liable, under § 1983, for its enforcement actions, which deprived this citizen from availing himself of a privilege and immunity granted by the State of Idaho?

  4. Can the U.S. EPA be held liable for suit under § 1983, because of its enforcement actions, which deprive this citizen of his substantive private rights written within the Bill of Rights?

  5. Can the U.S. EPA be held liable for suit under § 1983 for violating and disregarding acts of Congress, which confer public rights upon this citizen’s use of water on his Federal mining claim?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David Erlanson Sr.

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 17 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Jul 11 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent EPA to respond filed.
  4. Jun 27 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 1, 2024)