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Prentis Boles v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Missouri, Western District, No. WD86638 · judgment December 24, 2024


Certiorari denied · May 18, 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

I. Whether Missouri Supreme Court and Appellant Court, application of Rule 84.04 strict formatting for Appellate brief, acting as a Jurisdictional bar, would lack judicial authority by improperly infringe, restrict and deprived entitled Petitioner FELA Jury Trial rights upon Federal substantive law under Federal Employer’s Liability Acts 45 U.S.C 51et seq, set forth, by thus, Court under 7 Amendment (jury trial rights) and Supremacy Clause (federal over state) as a matter of FELA federal substantive, standard and statutory laws? II. Whether Missouri Circuit Court Trial Judge committed a constitutional and legal error of law, by denying a fair FELA Jury Trial and failure to follow and comply with thus Court, settled precedent, stare decisis principle is direct violation of the FELA Supremacy Clause, Federal Substantive, standard and statutory laws and US Congress intent? III. Whether Missouri Trial Circuit Court Judge committed a constitutional and structural error, by “usurp” solely relying on improper legal standard of “state” Missouri Supreme Court law, by obstruction, interfering and usurpation FELA Juries decision-makers of their constitutional power, duties, and role as the “trier of facts, for determiner negligence FELA remedies that protect thus, Court settled law final decision, under 7th Amendment and Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2)? SEE: (App. Legal File Trial Circuit Court Transcript)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Prentis Boles

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 11 2026
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  2. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Apr 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  4. Aug 23 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 9, 2026)