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Lee Michael Tomko v. Bruno Martin

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-13353 · judgment September 25, 2025


Certiorari denied · March 30, 2026
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

Question Is my complaint frivolous or otherwise insubstantial, when applying the motion to dismiss standard of accepting all allegations in the complaint as true and drawing all inferences in favor of the non-moving party?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lee Michael Tomko

For respondent
D. John Sauer
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, March 30, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Mar 30 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 11 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
  3. Mar 03 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Nov 10 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 26, 2026)