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Tamim Shansab v. Nasir Shansab, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1023 · judgment July 28, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 26, 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.

Questions presented

  1. On October 16, 2025, the United States Department of Justice disclosed its indictment of previous National Security Advisor {N-SA) to President Donald Trump, John Bolton. The indictment discloses that the attack on petitioner was known to NSA John Bolton prior to the attack, and that the U.S. government considered the matter top secret. Can evidence just released by the United States of America, through the Justice Department, that eviscerates the opinion ofthe district court and it’s improper affirmance by the appellate panel be grounds for reversal?

  2. The appellate panel did not use the “de novo” standard of review of petitioner’s amended complaint, that was wrongfully dismissed by the district court on a FRCP 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Did the appellate panel deviate from well settled laws, governing review of a dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss?

  3. The district court intentionally misapplied Supreme Court precedents Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009), Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, to be able to wrongfully dismiss petitioner’s prima facie complaint on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Did the district court violate well settled laws governing Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss, and. violate petitioner’s cenMitutional rights to due process?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tamim Shansab

For respondent
Evan E. Stepanick
Walton & Adams, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 26 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 07 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
  3. Dec 13 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Nasir Shansab, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Nov 19 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)