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Donald N. S. Mortvedt v. Charles E. Clawson, III, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 25-1689 · judgment June 30, 2025
Pending
Questions presented
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Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment excludes equity from jurisdiction over deprivations of liberty, including parental liberty.
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Whether a district court’s sua sponte dismissal of a pro se, fee-paid § 1983 action, without notice or leave to amend to add proper state officials under Ex parte Young or to present the federal constitutional questions, violates due process, burdens the First Amendment right to petition, and impairs this Court’s appellate jurisdiction.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Donald Mortvedt III
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 09 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until March 30, 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.
- Feb 19 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/6/2026.
- Nov 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2026)