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Brandon Joe Williams v. Small Business Administration
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-1808 · judgment July 16, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Whether a corporation, which is considered a “person” in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1101(b)(3), was born in the United States in accordance with 8 U.S.C. § 1401(a) and is a US citizen, can have “sovereign immunity.”
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Whether a government corporation has sove reign immunity from suit when it can clearly “sue and be sued” in accordance with statute.
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Whether a removal from State to Federal court can take place under 28 U.S.C. § 1442 when the originating court does not fall under the definition of a “State court” in 28 U.S.C. § 1442(d)(6).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Brandon Joe Williams
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, June 1, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Jun 01 2026Petition DENIED.
- May 12 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
- May 07 2026Waiver of right of respondent Small Business Administration to respond filed.
- Oct 09 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 27, 2026)