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Richard Cornelius Jackson v. Department of Homeland Security

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2025-1614 · judgment November 13, 2025


Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the Merit Systems Protection Board and the Federal Circuit erred in denying equitable tolling under the Veterans Employment Opportunities Act where the agency’s failure to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests concealed evidence of its vi­ olation, thereby preventing the petitioner from effec­ tively pursuing his claim in violation of his right to due process.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Richard Cornelius Jackson

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 15 2026
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. May 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
  3. May 15 2026
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Mar 25 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  6. Mar 19 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent DHS to respond filed.
  7. Feb 11 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 27, 2026)