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Robert Andrew Mullins v. United States, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-4099 · judgment December 3, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether the injury-occurrence rule under the FTCA should control accrual of a claim in a case where relevant exculpatory evidence was allegedly not available until years after the injury, and was purportedly concealed or inaccessible.
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Whether the Tenth Circuit erred by failing to consider the application of the discovery rule or equitable tolling in an exceptional case where the plaintiff asserts the government withheld or failed to disclose material evidence that would have affected prosecution and civil claims. 2 | P age
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert Andrew Mullins
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 20 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Apr 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Feb 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent Cache County Court Clerk to respond filed.
- Feb 26 2026Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
- Dec 18 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)