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Claude Townsend, Jr. v. New Jersey Transit

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 22-2993 · judgment January 17, 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.

Questions presented

  1. Can Res judicata and Collateral estoppel interfere with the Fourteenth Amendment’s constitutional due process when new evidence is presented to a dismissed case?

  2. If the Social Security Administration grants bene­ fits for disability from a work-related injury case can it be Libel for an attorney to write on a Blog stating otherwise?

  3. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Claude Townsend v. Secretary United States De­ partment of Health And Human Service; Commis­ sioner Social Security for Social Security Benefits. The Petitioner was wrongfully terminated while under the care of the Doctor. Under the Social Se­ curity Act, is Petitioner entitled to remuneration for employment, reinstatement of employment for wrongfully discharged and back pay?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Claude Townsend

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 23 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. May 08 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 9, 2023)