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Derek Skellchock v. Laurie K. Dean, Judge, 8th Judicial District Court, Larimer County, Colorado, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-1436 · judgment July 7, 2025
Questions presented
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS
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Whether state judges are BOUND by the Veterans Judicial Review Act (VJRA) Pub. Law 100-687 (1988) pursuant to Article I § 8 of the Constitution, thereby REQUIRED to OBEY the Complete Federal Preemption expressed in the plain text of current Positive Law 38 U.S.C. § 511.
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Whether the Respondents are Personally Liable in their Individual Capacity for violations of the rights established by Positive Law 38 U.S.C. § 511 and § 5301 in the complete absence of Jurisdiction on the Subject Matter of Title 38.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Derek Skellchock
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Aug 12 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 17, 2026)