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Ernst Theodore Tenemille v. Town of Ramapo, New York, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 22-1715 · judgment September 15, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether a federal court may dismiss federal consti tutional claims at the pleading stage by treating find ings or conclusions drawn from prior state discipli nary or Article 78 proceedings as dispositive, without determining whether those proceedings afforded a full and fair opportunity to litigate the federal constitu tional issues, and without permitting factual develop ment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ernst T. Tenemille
For respondent
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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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Aug 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jan 31 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 16, 2026)