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Junior-Tony Dieujuste v. Jessica Sin, Judge, Family Court of New York, Queens County, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-1522 · judgment January 10, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether judicial immunity extends to administrative actions taken by court officials in child support proceedings that involve the unauthorized use of a registered servicemark, particularly when New York Family Court Act § 439 designates such proceedings to support magistrates rather than judges.
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Whether the lower courts' circular reasoning—simultaneously characterizing the defendants' actions as judicial (to invoke immunity) while dismissing trademark claims because they don't constitute "use in commerce"—represents a misapplication of both judicial immunity doctrine and trademark law.
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Whether the courts' institutional protectionism, evidenced by their failure to address the administrative nature of child support proceedings and the commercial aspects of court operations, warrants this Court's intervention to clarify the boundaries of judicial immunity. PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI -2-
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Junior-Tony Dieujuste
For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 18 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jun 05 2025Petitioner complied with order of May 19, 2025.
- May 19 2025The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until June 9, 2025, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
- Apr 24 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
- Apr 17 2025Waiver of right of respondent Sin, Judge, et al. to respond filed.
- Mar 14 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 30, 2025)