No. 19-5227

John Francis Lechner v. United States

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-power atf civil-rights criminal-investigation due-process explosives-permit false-testimony federal-agent-testimony government-misconduct perjury prosecutorial-abuse prosecutorial-misconduct
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did ATF Special Agent Timothy DeClaire misrepresent himself when he testified that John Lechner forged the explosives permit?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did ATF Special Agent Timothy DeClaire misrepresent himself when he testified that John Lechner forged the explosives permit? 2. Did Melissa Alexander-Coleman, Supervisor of the Legal Instrument Examiner for the ATF, misrepresent herself when she testified that she did a diligent search of the Federal Licensing System and it did not reveal an issuance of any explosives permit to John Lechner? 3. Did ICE Special Agent Bruce Wagner misrepresent himself when he testified that John and Mark Lechner were flying their personal aircraft to Canada and Cuba? Also, it is believed that Mark Lechner is in the cocaine business? . 4. Did Christopher Reeves misrepresent himself when he testified that FELC does not maintain copies of the permits previously distributed to federal explosive permitees? 5. Did Margaret Carvill misrepresent herself when she testified that you cannot get a license without an inspection of the facility? 6. Did Federal Prosecutor, Marteen Vermaat, abuse his power when he colluded with ICE Agent Wagner in creating the Criminal Intake Form? 7. Did Prosecutor Vermatt abuse his power of authority when he knowingly permitted these agents of the government to speak falsely? i 8. Did AUSA Phillip Green abuse his power of authority by creating and delivering to Mark Lechner a threatening letter saying that if he testified on behave of John Lechner that he would be arrested for conspiracy and that he would be investigated for drugs? Ml

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-24
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2019-06-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 16, 2019)

Attorneys

John Lechner
John Francis Lechner — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent