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Ajjahnon v. Amerilife of North Carolina

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Dismissed

Petition denied.

What it’s about
In her case against Amerilife of North Carolina, Zoe Ajjahnon argued that the Eleventh Circuit improperly denied rehearing under federal court rules.
Who it affects
Ajjahnon did not get Supreme Court review, and the Court did not decide whether the Eleventh Circuit followed the rehearing rules she cited.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

Illustration for Zoe Ajjahnon, Petitioner v. Amerilife of North Carolina, LLC, dba Amerilife and Health Services, LLC
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What it's about

The Supreme Court refused to hear her case (denied review), so it did not decide whether the appeals court acted lawfully.

Ajjahnon challenged the appeals court’s process for deciding requests for rehearing by a three-judge panel or the full court.

Question presented

1. Whether the Eleventh Circuit ’ three-judge panel final order and judgment denying Rehearing and En Banc Rehearing under FRAP 40 violates the regulatory authority for the Court ’ s Rehearing or En Banc Rehearing at Rule 40(b)(2)(A)-(D). 2. Whether the Eleventh Circuit ’ three-judge-panel final injunction against rehearing that contravenes FRAP 40 further contravenes the Court ’ s FRCP 56 and is unconstitutional for infringement on Congress ’ RICO Act pursuant Art. 1 sec. 8 cl. 3 of the Constitution. 3. Whether the Eleventh Circuit ’ three-judge panel final injunction against En Banc Rehearing or Rehearing conditioned on the request by a judge to vote for Rehearing I En Banc Rehearing contravenes FRAP 40 (c) clear reading for judges in regular active service poll taken as permissive not requisite for the rehearing order or, the question put differently, is 28 U.S.C. sec. 46 (c) in conflict with FRAP 40 (c) ’ textual reading.

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Docket activity

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