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