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Aldo DiBelardino v. Jason S. Miyares, Attorney General of Virginia, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 24-1269


Certiorari denied · March 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Does the systematic manipulation of our grand jury authority—contrary to its constitutionally intended role as a "protector of citizens [the People] against arbitrary and oppressive governmental actions," as affirmed in United States v. Williams (1992)—violate the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments’ due process guarantees, as evidenced by: o the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ October 24, 2024 rulings in Nos. 24-1269 and 24-1843, o the ongoing law enforcement abuses exemplified by the Rolin Hill homicide cover-up, and o the sustained lawfare campaign against President Trump and affiliated People?

  2. Has the federal judiciary’s suppression of the People’s Fifth Amendment right to directly access and petition our grand jury—originating with the 1946 Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure—effectively amended the Constitution without lawful process, violating due process and barring the People from initiating “ex mero motu” grand jury proceedings with plenary subpoena power to secure justice?

  3. As affirmed in Printz v. United States (1997), does the sheriff, as the highest constitutional law enforcement officer in each county or equivalent, have the authority and duty to safeguard the People’s right to grand jury oversight as an essential mechanism for restoring due process, securing constitutional rights, and ensuring government accountability?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aldo DiBelardino

For respondent
James Arthur Cales III
Furniss, Davis et al.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Mar 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
  3. Feb 23 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Peter V. Chiusano to respond filed.
  4. Feb 09 2026
    Petitioner complied with order January 20, 2026.
  5. Jan 20 2026
    The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until February 10, 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.
  6. Dec 31 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/16/2026.
  7. Dec 16 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Mark S. Smith and Roger J. Griffin to respond filed.
  8. Dec 16 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Kristi A. Wooten to respond filed.
  9. Dec 10 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Peter V. Chiusano to respond filed.
  10. Nov 27 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 19, 2025)