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Hadarou Sare v. Christina Nikiforidou, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-1888 · judgment February 23, 2026
Questions presented
(Rule 14.1(a))
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Whether dismissal of individual defendants for alleged failure of service is proper where evidence establishes valid service and defendants had actual notice of the action.
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Whether a federal court may dismiss a pro se civil-rights complaint at the Rule 12(b)(6) stage by resolving disputed factual issues and denying discovery.
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Whether a public university’s expulsion of a doctoral student and termination of fellowship without meaningful pre-deprivation process violates the Fourteenth Amendment under Goss v. Lopez and Mathews v. Eldridge.
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Whether Eleventh Amendment immunity bars prospective declaratory and injunctive relief against state officials under Ex parte Young. 2|Page
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Hadarou Sare
For respondent
Joshua Morris Segal
Office of the Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jul 23 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 10 2026Waiver of right of respondents Hosam Fathy; (2) University of Maryland, College Park to respond filed.
- Mar 03 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2026)