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Rod Serp v. United States

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2024-2319 · judgment July 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

This case began in late 2023 in Central District Court. It was dismissed without prejudice by Judge Fisher to be refiled in Federal Claims Court. Judge Lerner of Federal Claims Court has agreed with the Respondents that my case failed to state a claim and the Appellate Court Has affirmed. As I’m writing this writ I’m yet to see a federal judge or have been given an opportunity to present my case in person or remotely. The question is rather simple: what is the point of having a judicial system if the justice itself is inaccessible? I’m a Pro Se litigant, therefore, I do not have an ability to pepper this writ with legal citations. However, both the respondents and the Appellate Court seem to cite all the legal victories The United States has achieved against the native people as in United States vs Navajo Nation 537 U.S 488 (2003) or Chemehuevi Indian Tribe v. United States, 104 F.4th 1314, 1320 (Fed. Cir. 2024). There is a common denominator between myself and the native people. We were both made Promises by the agents of the United States government that the United States failed to deliver. I’m asking U.S Supreme Court for writ of certiorari as an opportunity to present my case in person. I’m not asking or expecting an outcome, just a chance to present my case.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Rod Serp

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 24 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Dec 17 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Sep 10 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 26, 2025)