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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


0%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
Rule 10: dissent below

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

Questions presented

  1. Should this Court reverse its majority decision in Bell All. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 US 544,

  2. and declare that it is bad law?

  3. Should this Court reverse its majority decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009) and declare that it is bad law?

  4. 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?

  5. 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

Case

Conference history

Proceedings

  1. Jul 08 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 30, 2026)