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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: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

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
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 2, 2023 · Certiorari denied

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)