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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Department of Justice, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 25-1995 · judgment August 7, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Can the Federal Government’s get away with attempt kidnaping, multiple attempted murder, terrorist act and Human Rights violations on an American Citizen and use the Federal Government’s power to influence the Courts’ decision to protect the Federal Bureau of Investigation from liability for committing a terrorist act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Dec 10 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
  4. Oct 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 31, 2025)