No. 25-6690October Term 2025Before Arguments
Sabrina D. Davis, Petitioner v. United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Question presented
DOES THE JUDICIAL IMMUNITY DOCTRINE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO PERMIT MALICIOUS AND CORRUPT JUDICIAL RULINGS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS ERRORS OF LAW OR MISAPPLICATION OF LAW THAT RESTRICT A LITIGANT’S ABILITY TO OBTAIN RELIEF FROM A VOID JUDGMENT UNDER RULE 60(b)(4) OF FRCP(FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE) TO A ONE YEAR PERIOD WITH DISCOVERED NEW EVIDENCE?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
Sabrina D. Davis has asked the Supreme Court to review a Fourth Circuit case about judicial immunity and Rule 60(b)(4) (a rule for setting aside a void judgment). The petition asks whether allegedly malicious or corrupt judicial rulings can be treated as ordinary legal errors in a way that limits relief.
Argument
The case is pending. A petition for certiorari (a request asking the Court to hear the case) and a request to proceed without prepaying fees have been filed, and no oral argument is scheduled.
Impact
The case matters to litigants who say a judgment was void and later uncover new evidence. For example, it could affect whether someone can reopen a case after a time limit they say was wrongly applied.
What is at stake in Davis v. United States District Court?
The petition asks whether judicial immunity can limit Rule 60(b)(4) challenges to a judgment claimed to be void. It focuses on rulings Davis describes as malicious or corrupt.
Who could feel the impact if the Court hears this case?
People trying to reopen cases they say ended in void judgments could be affected. The Court's response could matter when new evidence appears after a deadline.
What happens next in Sabrina D. Davis v. United States District Court?
The justices will decide whether to grant certiorari, meaning whether to hear the case. No oral argument has been scheduled.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 17, 2026
- Method
- Methodology