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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


0%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
Rule 10: circuit split argued
GVR risk 0%

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. 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?

  2. 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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A864

Proceedings

  1. Jul 29 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jul 24 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  3. May 04 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 13, 2026)
  4. Feb 04 2026
    Application (25A864) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 9, 2026.
  5. Dec 10 2025
    Application (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.