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Frederick W. Richardson v. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3130 · judgment May 23, 2025
Question presented
Whether Congress may bar all judicial review of constitutional claims arising from the administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act, where sovereign immunity, the prohibition on Bivens remedies, and FECA’s “alternative remedial structure” leave federal employees with no forum to vindicate due-process violations such as years-long delays in medical treatment.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Frederick W. Richardson
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A924
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 26, 2026, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
- Sep 03 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Aug 29 2026Waiver of right of respondent Federal Respondents to respond filed.
- Apr 01 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 31, 2026)
- Feb 18 2026Application (25A924) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 12, 2026.
- Jan 26 2026Application (25A924) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 11, 2026 to April 12, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.