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Mocienne Elizabeth Petit Jackson v. Staat Der Nederlanden, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-6631 · judgment March 19, 2026
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Whether a federal court may dismiss a pro se civil action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, ra ther than permit ordinary merits analysis or amend ment, where the pleadings and supplemental submis sions invoke federal law, challenge conduct by both sovereign and nonsovereign actors, and are not wholly insubstantial or frivolous.
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Whether due process and this Court’s pro se precedents permit affirmance after clerk-recognized filing irregularities, mislabeled electronic-filing op tions, and repeated requests to correct or supplement the record, without a meaningful opportunity to cure procedural defects.
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Whether a court of appeals may deny all pend ing motions and maintain broad provisional sealing of appellate filings where the sealing and docketing pro cess itself allegedly impaired the litigant’s access to the record and meaningful preparation of further re view.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Mocienne E. Petit Jackson
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 13 2026Petition DENIED.
- Sep 16 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
- Apr 29 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 31, 2026)