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Vernon J. Leftridge, Jr. v. Connecticut Judicial Branch, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 23-1029, 23-1137, 23-1255 · judgment August 15, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 15, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether U.S. Second Circuit Court ofAppeals interfere with petitioner ability to file an appellate court brief as governed by the concept of proceeding in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. 1915 and Federal Rule ofAppellate Procedure (FRAP) 24 that allows IFP appellant parties to proceed with their appeal, file a brief, and use the original record and relevant lower court transcripts for the appealed issues raised by appellant in his brief that has been denied to be filed in violation of due process?

  2. Whether the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment of U.S. Constitution permits and allows a U.S. Citizen appellant party and/or IFP pro se party a right to file a appeals briefwith and/or without a requested ordered transcript?

  3. Whether U.S. Second Circuit Court ofAppeals erred in its interpretation of IFP pro se appellantfiled consolidated appeals of the reversible errors made by the late Honorable U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Meyer that was being addressed in appellant briefpending completed transcripts?

  4. Whether U.S. Second Circuit Court ofAppeals committed reversible error by dismissing petitioner appeal without allowing any appeals brief to be filed by appellant which is violation ofpetitioner right to due process?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Vernon J. Leftridge Jr.

For respondent
Blake T. Sullivan
Connecticut Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A1304

Proceedings

  1. Jun 15 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 27 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
  3. May 27 2026
    Application (25A1304) denied by Justice Sotomayor.
  4. May 15 2026
    Application (25A1304) for injunction, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
  5. May 05 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Judicial Branch to respond filed.
  6. Feb 17 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)