No. 25-7277October Term 2025DismissedUpdated Sep 12, 2026
Stacey Bernard Martin v. City of Las Vegas, Nevada

Case status
Where it stands
The case ended without a full Supreme Court ruling on the merits.
What it's about
Stacey Bernard Martin sought Supreme Court review after the Fifth Circuit dismissed his appeal from a civil-rights lawsuit. He alleged that government officials and others acted without jurisdiction in proceedings that terminated his parental rights, and he challenged the lower courts’ handling of his allegations, service of process, appellate filing requirements, and judicial immunity.
Question presented
1. Did the Appellate Court, like the US District Court, omit to accept as true petitioner’s factual allegations alleged in his civil action that respondents - WITHOUT HAVING ANY JURISDICTION, initiated malicious prosecution against him, rendered judgment depriving him of all his parental rights by terminating them causing him immeasurable injury- fail to redress those allegations, causing a mischaracterization of the complaint resulting in dismissal by the court? 2. Did the US Court of Appeals improperly dismiss petitioner’s Appeal reason being that he did not file a Notice of Appeal after he paid the $605 filing fee after filing his Notice of Appeal? 3. Is judicial immunity afforded to officials for bad acts they do in their personal capacity regardless how wrong those acts are? 4. Did petitioner, Stacey Martin, present a prima facie case that respondents “Without having any jurisdiction, they initiated a malicious prosecution against him, rendered a judgment that deprived him of multiple constitutional rights (physical custody of child, malicious prosecution, equal protection of the law, judgment without jurisdiction, etc) causing him immeasurable injury?”? 5. Did petitioner properly serve all the respondents with his 42 Section 1983 Civil Rights Complaint and Summons? And did all the respondents receive a copy of the complaint?
Why it matters
Martin's challenge to the Fifth Circuit dismissal will not be heard by the Supreme Court. People with similar civil-rights claims do not receive a Supreme Court answer on these questions from this order.
The petition raised questions about court jurisdiction, appellate filing requirements, service of process, and judicial immunity.
Documents
Docket activity
AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
AI analysis generated: Decision Record
Brief added: Petition
More questions
- What did the Supreme Court do in Martin v. City of Las Vegas?
- The Court declined to review Martin's petition. It did not decide the merits of his civil-rights claims.
- Who won Martin v. City of Las Vegas?
- The Court did not select a winner on the merits. Its denial left the Fifth Circuit's dismissal in place.
- What does Martin v. City of Las Vegas mean for Martin?
- His Supreme Court proceeding is over. The Court did not take up his challenges to the Fifth Circuit's dismissal.
- Is judicial-immunity law still the same after Martin v. City of Las Vegas?
- Yes. The Court's denial did not decide or change judicial-immunity law.
Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.



