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Wilson Ochar v. Roy S. Rubenfield
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1135 · judgment May 28, 2025
Question presented
.......................................................... 2-6 A. Table of Citations: Citations will appear in the standard Joint Appendix format and the record-page number (e.g., “J.A.1”) II. List,of Parties............................................................................ 6 III. Corporate Disclosure........................................................... 6-7 IV. Related Cases............................................................................ 7 V. Table of Contents.................................................................. 7-8 VI. Appendix to Index.................................................................... 8 VII. Table of Authorities........................................................... 8-10 VIII. Opinions Below....................................................................... 10 IX. Jurisdiction.............................................................................. 11 X. Constitutional and Statutory Provisions Involved... 11-13 XI. Statement of the Case.................................................... .13-16 XII. Reasons for Granting the Writ...................................... 16-24 XIII. Conclusion..........................................................................24-25 XIV. Certificate of Service....................................... 26 XV. Certificate of Compliance.................................................... 27 XVI. Local Rule Certification...................................................... 28 XVII. Notice of Waiver of Oral Argument................................... 29 I. QUESTIONS PRESENTED Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 14.1(a) - The questions presented for review: 1. First, on June 10th 2024 the plaintiff alleges medical malpractice against Roy S. Rubinfeld M.D, following a cross-linking eye surgery in June 2022, claiming the procedure failed to achieve the promised 20/40 vision necessary for unrestricted driving. Despite earlier assurances, Dr. Rubinfeld allegedly refused to certify the results on the DMV vision report. (J.A.22-46) The plaintiff contends this constitutes a violation of 15 U.S. Code § 52 (Dissemination of false advertisements) warranting civil action pursuant to 31 U.S. Code § 3730(b) - Civil actions for false claims, arguing that the District Court, not a circuit court, should retain jurisdiction due to this federal questioned .A. 175) a. Did the District Court err in dismissing and remanding the complaint to state court, given the plaintiffs claims alleging violations of 15 U.S. Code § 52 and 18 U.S. Code § 1035, which raises federal questions?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Wilson Ochar
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Apr 09 2026Case considered closed.
- Feb 23 2026Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
- Jan 28 2026Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Jan 15 2026Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
- Jan 12 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until February 2, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
- Dec 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
- Jun 26 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 4, 2025)