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Brahim Boumakh v. Michelle C. Reid, Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-2185 · judgment April 14, 2025

Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025

Question presented

Whether a United States District Court judge may dismiss a civil rights employment discrimination case on procedural technicalities without granting: A jury trial as requested under Rule 38, A hearing on a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) despite documented indigency and medical hardship, Appointment of counsel, and A full hearing on religious accommodation, constitutional violations (First and Fourteenth Amendments), and EEOC findings — all in contravention of Caperton v. Massey, Haines v. Kerner, and Henderson v. United States?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Brahim Boumakh

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

Feb 23 2026
Rehearing DENIED.
Jan 28 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
Dec 05 2025
Petition for Rehearing filed.
Main Document
Nov 24 2025
Petition DENIED.
Nov 06 2025
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
Apr 17 2025
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 17, 2025)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Petition Appendix