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Geoffrey M. Young v. Andy Beshear, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5467 · judgment December 22, 2025
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weights this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Should this Court reverse its majority decision in Bell All. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 US 544,
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and declare that it is bad law?
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Should this Court reverse its majority decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009) and declare that it is bad law?
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May the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky dismiss a well-pleaded complaint, before discovery, for failure to state a claim without correctly applying any standard of review at all?
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May the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals deny an appellant's appeal and impose more sanctions against him without ever reviewing his latest amended complaint de novo?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Geoffrey M. Young
For respondent
Melissa Norman Bork
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 14 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/6/2026.
- Oct 07 2026Reply of petitioner Geoffrey M. Young filed.
- Sep 30 2026Brief of respondent Judge Jeremy Mattox in opposition filed.
- Sep 17 2026Waiver of right of respondents Andy Beshear; Kentucky Democratic Party; Fayette County Democratic Party to respond filed.
- Sep 17 2026Waiver of right of respondents Republican Party of Fayette County, Republic Party of Clark County to respond filed.
- Sep 04 2026Waiver of right of respondent Kentucky Authority for Educational Television to respond filed.
- Jul 08 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2026)