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Jamus Bryant v. Bonnie Heather McLean, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-1123 · judgment May 10, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 21, 2024
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. Whether the Tenth Circuit District Court and the Federal Appeals Court failed to address the specific and substantial allegation that the state court fraudulently procured personal and subject matter jurisdiction in the state court case.?

  2. Whether the dismissal and abstention under the Younger doctrine by the lower courts improperly precluded the Petitioner from having his claims of fraudulent jurisdiction procurement thoroughly reviewed and/adjudicated.?

  3. Whether the National Security Act can be lawfully applied to deprive a parent of their fundamental right to parent in a case where the court's personal and subject matter jurisdiction has been fraudulently procured?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jamus Bryant

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 21 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 02 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2024.
  3. Sep 26 2024
    Waiver of right of federal respondents to respond filed.
  4. Sep 11 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Bonnie H. McLean, et al. to respond filed.
  5. Aug 07 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 26, 2024)