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Russell Morton, Jr. v. David Steiner, Postmaster General

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 25-2178 · judgment March 17, 2026


Certiorari denied · October 13, 2026

Question presented

Whether a federal employee’s claims may be dismissed with prejudice, without leave to amend, on the ground that certain restoration-related claims should have been pursued before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), where the employee alleged that agency officials failed to provide notice of MSPB restoration appeal rights and thereby prevented timely exhaustion of the administrative forum later deemed exclusive.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Russell Morton Jr.

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 24 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Sep 18 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Steiner, David to respond filed.
  4. May 19 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 1, 2026)