Lofton v. US
Plaintiff: SOMONA MARIE LOFTON
Defendant: UNITED STATES
Case Number: 26-1470
Filed: February 24, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Nature of Suit: Unjust Conviction and Imprisonment

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Date Filed Description
April 10, 2026 LOFTON v. US

Docket Report

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April 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER dismissing appeal for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules; (no fee). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1158891] [GWK] [Entered: 04/10/2026 12:20 PM]
April 3, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Notice to Appellant Somona Marie Lofton: The record of this case indicates that no docketing fee or a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis under FCR 52, or Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance under FCR 47.3(b) has been filed. Failure to file required documents may result in dismissal or other action as deemed appropriate by the court. See FCR 25(h). Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1157495] [GWK] [Entered: 04/03/2026 01:52 PM]
March 26, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Document No. [ # 1 ] mailed to Appellant Somona Marie Lofton was returned as undeliverable. The document was not remailed. [1156461] [GWK] [Entered: 03/31/2026 09:45 AM]
March 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Somona Marie Lofton, Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance; ECF Nos 11-17 [ # 17 ], [ # 16 ], [ # 15 ], [ # 14 ], [ # 13 ], [ # 12 ], [ # 11 ], [ # 10 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 03/31/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1154990] [GWK] [Entered: 03/24/2026 09:37 AM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 request for records. for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154538] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:54 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 arrest record, False records, false entries for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154537] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:53 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 physical damage. medical records. laser weapons causing physical impairments, causing victim to suffer from losing eye site. for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154536] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:47 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 email for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154535] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:34 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 13 request for audio recordings for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154534] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:20 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 evidence of employees placing holds in my account to prevent me from enrolling for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154533] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 08:16 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Notice from Appellant Somona Marie Lofton notice. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154530] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 07:25 PM]
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Corrected Entry of Appearance for Somona Lofton as counsel for. Service: 03/20/2026 by US mail, email. [1154529] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 18 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/20/2026 07:19 PM]
March 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Entry of Appearance for Stephen J. Smith as counsel for Appellee US. Service: 03/11/2026 by email. [1152537] [26-1470] [Stephen Smith] [Entered: 03/11/2026 01:21 PM]
March 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 NOTICE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: The submission of Appellant Somona Marie Lofton, Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance, ECF Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7 [ # 2 ], [ # 3 ], [ # 4 ], [ # 5 ], [ # 7 ], is not in compliance with the rules of this court (see attached). Compliant document due on 03/18/2026. Service as of this date by the Clerk of Court. [1152456] [GWK] [Entered: 03/11/2026 10:31 AM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 evidence false entries and records for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152404] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 8 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 08:53 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Notice of Related Case Information for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152403] [26-1470] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 08:31 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Evidence that Napa county warrant was flat on its face.There was a schedule hearing from the probation department. for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152402] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 8 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 08:18 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Evidence that the warrant issued in Napa California was flat on its face. There was a hearing request and a court date from my probation officer in Napa California that prevented the judge from issuing a warrant. for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152401] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 8 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 07:55 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Evidence of more false entries and records. From Napa County and Express Personal. Both work together to use drones to harass me and conspire to do false entries and records. False entries my background check for Appellant Somona Marie Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152398] [26-1470] This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 8 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 07:48 PM]
March 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance for Somona Lofton. Service: 03/10/2026 by email, US mail. [1152395] [26-1470] --[Edited 03/11/2026 by GWK to correct filing event]. This document is non-compliant. See Doc No. [ # 8 ] [Somona Lofton] [Entered: 03/10/2026 07:38 PM]
February 24, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 1 Appeal docketed. Received: 02/19/2026. [1149175] Fee/IFP due on 03/10/2026. Entry of Appearance due 03/10/2026. Appellant's brief is due 04/27/2026. [GWK] [Entered: 02/24/2026 12:13 PM]

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