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Arthur Lopez v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2025-2047 · judgment December 10, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Should Defendant United States be liable for Takings Violations as provided by the United States Constitution Fifth Amendment having methodically and repeatedly taken plaintiff Arthur Lopez's property without Just Compensation?
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Should Federal Judges within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit be held to uphold United States 28 U.S. Code § 455 and United States Code of Conduct For Federal Judges to ensure Unbiased Judges are seated on the Bench for Criminal and Civil Case Litigation?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Arthur Lopez
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Linked docket
25A864
Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jul 24 2026Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- May 04 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2026)
- Feb 04 2026Application (25A864) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 9, 2026.
- Dec 10 2025Application (25A864) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 10, 2026 to May 9, 2026, submitted to The Chief Justice.