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Albert Glass v. Office of Chief Medical Examiner

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1749 · judgment October 20, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 15, 2026

Question presented

Is the taking of a deceased person’s organs by a state agency without pre authorization of said person or next-of-kin a violation of the Constitutional and legal rights of said person and next'of kin? Also, without authorization is it a violation of this person’s next-of-kin’s constitutional and legal rights to give organs to research facilities

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Albert Glass

For respondent
Joshua Morris Segal

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Orders
Order list, June 15, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Order list, September 4, 2026 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Sep 04 2026
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Aug 13 2026
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jul 08 2026
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 15 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 27 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
  6. May 21 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Office of Chief Medical Examiner to respond filed.
  7. Jan 20 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 21, 2026)