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Harold Jean-Baptiste v. Department of Justice, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, No. 25-5458 · judgment March 24, 2026


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Can the Federal Government evade liability for al­ leged attempted murder, a modern-day lynching in a hospital, and human-rights violations against an American citizen by using the Federal Government’s power to influence court decisions and protect the Federal Bureau of Investigation from liability for an alleged terrorist act?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harold Jean-Baptiste

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 19 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Jun 26 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 5, 2026)