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Palani Karupaiyan v. United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 25-2981 · judgment December 8, 2025


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

Petitioner prayed 18 reliefs which were as Common-law Writ of Certiorari so the questions were part of three test conditions requirement of the Writs.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Palani Karupaiyan

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 22 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  3. Apr 08 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to respond filed.
  4. Dec 12 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2026)