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Genay L. Amerson v. Nevada Education Corporation, dba Las Vegas College, et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 26-1027 · judgment March 23, 2026
Question presented
generally b'awd’6 Appellate Court Circuits have unde its U a C ;“™nt Precedent on past precedent Code S ,9Q1 « Cu'cu,t Doct1™"- Under 28-U.S Code § 1291 aS of right’, the U.S. Court of Appeals sole responsibility is to review and issue rulings on fnsunn!C'S10nS federaI dlStnct g piopei application of law. Under 98-U S Code § 1915(e)(2) m foma PCMpens keystone equ!l access to justice enactment, appeals are proceeded to 1915(6X2^17 AStan?,ard of review unless under § dpn^i / TT felled t0 meet the Vandal faded t0 appeal on a claim on the demal of a constitutional or statutory right. The question presented is as follows: Wither the United States Appellate Court Circuits piecedent to generally dismiss 28-U.S Code S 1291 s^niFp pr°se under ke vstnn? frlvolous « a “proper" application of the keystone equal access to justice enactment or is an unconstitutional barrier to access justice
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Genay L. Amerson
For respondent
Karl A. Schweikert
Sutterville Law Group
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
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Proceedings
- Oct 14 2026Brief of Nevada Career Education d/b/a Las Vegas College, Mikhail Education Corporation, and Peter Mikhail, President of Mikhail Education Corporation in opposition submitted.
- Sep 18 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 16, 2026.
- Sep 15 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2026 to October 16, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 19 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 16, 2026)