No. 22-218

Steven Christopher Knapp v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2022-09-09
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-procedure complaint-dismissal due-process judicial-bias judicial-impartiality judicial-misconduct legal-standards rule-8 standing
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2023-01-06 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a judge have an unqualified right to nullify a complaint based on length alone?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW This petition seeks to address fundamental questions of law about judicial impartiality, due process, and the legal standards of compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 (“Rule 8”). The complaint filed in the District Court shows a decade long pattern of corporate fraud, ; abuse, and government indifference with clear, convincing, and objective audio/video evidence. The District Court purportedly “found” a Rule 8 violation , because of judicially disfavored length alone — a firmly and consistently rejected legal ground by , numerous Courts of Appeal. The District Court made | its “finding” (i) without meaningful review of the complaint’s substance, (ii) without considering the legitimate legal standards of Rule 8 briefed or the totality of the circumstances, (iii) without identifying | fatal unintelligibility, and (iv) without even inquiring as to whether Respondents received fair notice of the grounds upon which relief is sought. The District Court repeatedly ignored clear and thorough citations to the record showing imputation of fair notice and legitimate authority on the issue, consistently and silently favoring Respondents’ skeletal, undeveloped, and objectively , defective, sometimes plainly absurd, “arguments.” Accordingly, Petitioner requests this Court resolve the following questions of law in his favor: | | 1) Does a judge of the United States have an unqualified, absolute right to nullify a complaint under Rule 8 based on length alone? 2) Did the District Court deny due process of law using superficial review, unwarranted prejudgments, and judicial misconduct arising from judicial bias, resulting in void orders? . 1 PARTIES | | | ' 1. STEVEN CHRISTOPHER KNAPP “Petitioner,” “Plaintiff’); 2. METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, et al. (“City of Nashville”); 3. METRO DEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AGENCY, et al. “MDHA”); 4. CITY REAL ESTATE ADVISORS INC., et al. (“CREA”); 5. RYMAN LOFTS AT ROLLING MILL HILL, L.P, et al. “Ryman Lofts,” the “Partnership”); 6. FREEMAN WEBB CO., REALTORS, et al. (“FREEMAN-WEBB’ and “FW”); ; 7. LAW OFFICE OF HALL & ASSOCIATES, INC., e¢ al. (“Law Office of Wes Hall’); 8. MDHA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, et.al (MDHA Board of Commissioners”); 9. WESLEY M. HALL, IH, in his individual capacity (“Hall”); 10. NATHAN C. LYBARGER, in his individual capacity (“Lybarger”); : 11. WILLIAM H. FREEMAN, in his individual capacity (“Freeman”); 12. WILLIE KIRBY DAVIS, JR., in his individual capacity (“Davis”); , 13. JUDITH EVELYN BEASLEY, in her individual capacity (“Beasley”); 14. RODNEY BEVERSTEIN, in his individual capacity (“Beverstein”); ii 15. AMANDA PRINCE, in her individual capacity (“Prince”); 16. JOMY HERNANDEZ, in his individual capacity (“Hernandez”); 17. JAMES K. HARBISON, in his individual capacity (“Harbison”); 18. WILLIAM L. BIGGS, JR., in his individual capacity (“Biggs”); 19. WILLIAM HENRY CHOPPIN, in his . individual capacity (“Choppin”); 20. EMILY THADEN, in her individual capacity (“Thaden,” “Commissioner Thaden’); 21. CLIFTON DAVID BRILEY, in his individual capacity (“Briley,” “Mayor Briley”); 22. ADRIAN BOND HARRIS, in her individual capacity (“Harris”); 23. ANONYMOUS COPYRIGHT INFRINGER; 24, JEFFREY WHITING, in his official capacity (“CREA”) iii } RELATED CASES | 1. Knapp v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, TN, et al., Case No. 3:19-CV-00542, U.S. District Court . for the Middle District of Tennessee. Judgment entered January 7‘, 2021. | 2. Knapp v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, TN, et al., Appeal No’s. 21-5106 / 21-5219, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Judgment entered February 10%, 2022. Rehearing denied April 14t, 2022. Iv

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Rehearing DENIED.
2022-12-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-09
2022-11-14
Petition DENIED.
2022-10-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/10/2022.
2022-10-22
Waiver of right of respondent City Real Estate Advisors, Inc. to respond filed.
2022-10-06
Waiver of right of respondent Ryman Lofts at Rolling Mill Hill L.P. to respond filed.
2022-10-06
Waiver of right of respondent Law Office of Hall and Associates, Inc., Wesley M. Hall, III and Nathan C. Lybarger to respond filed.
2022-10-01
Waiver of right of respondents Metropolitian Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Andrian Bond Harris, and Clifton David Briley to respond filed.
2022-09-24
Waiver of right of respondent Freeman Webb Company Realtors, William H. Freeman, Willie Kirby Davis, Jr., Judith Evelyn Beasley, Rodney Beverstein, Amanda Prince, Jomy Hernandez to respond filed.
2022-07-13

Attorneys

City Real Estate Advisors, Inc.
William B. Jakes IIIHowell Fisher, PLLC, Respondent
Freeman Webb Company Realtors, William H. Freeman, Willie Kirby Davis, Jr., Judith Evelyn Beasley, Rodney Beverstein, Amanda Prince, Jomy Hernandez
James Randolph Tomkins7360205210, Respondent
Law Office of Hall and Associates, Inc., Wesley M. Hall, III and Nathan C. Lybarger
Jonathan ColeBaker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, Respondent
Metropolitian Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Andrian Bond Harris, and Clifton David Briley
Mallory S. RicciMetropolitian Department of Law, Respondent
Ryman Lofts at Rolling Mill Hill L.P.
Andrew GardellaMatin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C., Respondent
Steven Knapp
Steven Christopher Knapp — Petitioner