No. 25-432October Term 2025Dismissed
Carl Ellen Puckett, Jr., et ux., Petitioners v. Ain Jeem, Inc., et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether in the absence of clear informed consent by President Biden for use of the auto pen for his signature on judicial nominations and commissions, including the Panel Judge Bloomkatz render them null and void and constitute an improper quorum? 2. Whether President Biden ’ s delegated use of the auto pen for his signature must clearly be based upon informed consent and specifically identify the individual to which the duty is delegated as discussed in the Scalia and Rhinequist memorandum (Appendix H Vol I p. 64), and be properly documented and recorded in the Federal Registry in accordance with 3 U.S.C. 301, regarding judicial nomi.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Dismissed Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
This petition asks the Supreme Court to review a challenge to a Sixth Circuit panel's authority to decide a case. The challengers argue that if President Biden did not clearly authorize use of an autopen for a judicial nomination and commission, including for Judge Bloomkatz named in the petition, the appointment could be invalid and the panel could lack a proper quorum (the legally required set of judges).
Argument
The case is still pending, and no oral argument has been scheduled. The petition asks whether autopen use on judicial nomination and commission documents, without clear informed presidential consent and documentation, can make a judge's appointment invalid and a panel improperly constituted.
Impact
If the Court took the case and agreed, it could cast doubt on decisions involving a judge whose appointment papers are being challenged. That would matter to litigants in the Sixth Circuit who want to know whether the judges on their panel were validly appointed.
What is Puckett v. Ain Jeem about?
It asks whether a Sixth Circuit panel included a judge whose nomination and commission were invalid because of alleged improper autopen use. If so, the petition says the panel lacked a lawful quorum.
Who could be affected if the Court takes this case?
Litigants in cases decided by the challenged panel could question whether those decisions were made by a properly appointed set of judges. The issue could also affect confidence in how judicial appointments are documented.
What happens next in Puckett v. Ain Jeem?
The justices will decide whether to grant certiorari (hear the case) or deny review. No oral argument date or decision window is available yet.
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- Note
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- Checked
- Jul 23, 2026
- Method
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