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Susan M. Smith v. Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of Social Security

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 24-6118 · judgment September 20, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit erred in affirming the district courts June 11, 2024, frivolous and/or vexatious docket notice? Whether there is a “good faith defense” to 42 U.S.C. 1983 that shields the defendant from damages liability for depriving the petitioner of her constitutional right if the defendant(s) acted under the color of law? Whether the petitioner’s First and Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was violated? Can a judge have immunity for their non judicial a Activities who knowingly violate civil rights?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Susan M. Smith

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 20 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Aug 05 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
  4. Oct 19 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2025)