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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

Proceedings

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