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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Department of Justice, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 23-5130 · judgment September 5, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 22, 2024
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.

Question presented

Whether inexcusable error or neglect by U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Court of Columbia to issue an improper Order stating the Court had no subject matter jurisdiction when the U.S. Court of Appeals has complete jurisdiction.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

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, January 22, 2024 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jan 22 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 03 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
  3. Dec 21 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Dept. of Justice, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Nov 15 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 21, 2023)