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