Ryan P. Givey v. Department of Justice, et al.
DueProcess
Can the Department of Justice refuse to take a criminal complaint of federal crimes from Givey?
Question Presented for Review Givey alleges he is the victim of federal crimes, wishes to present evidence ‘supporting his assertions and wishes to file a criminal complaint with the Department of Justice. The First Amendment of the United of the United States Constitution provides every United States citizen the Right “to Petition the government for the redress of grievances.” The act of filing of a criminal complaint is an exercise of that First Amendment Right. The Department of Justice (DOJ) maintains that they are not obligated to take a criminal complaint from Givey. The DOJ did not take a criminal complaint from Givey and then determine it was not worthy of investigation, the DOJ simply refused to even take a criminal complaint. The DOJ has refused to take any criminal complaint from Givey for years, as the DOJ similarly did for the hundreds of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Larry Nassar. The question presented before the United States Supreme Court is: Can the Department of Justice refuse to take a criminal complaint of federal crimes from Givey?