Michael S. Barth v. United States
Whether the First Amendment and common law right of public access requires judicial review of search warrant proceedings involving a former president's residence when sought by a special counsel
No question identified. : Pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 22 and 33.1 (d), petitioner respectfully requests leave to file a brief in support of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in excess of the 9,000-word limit, up to a total word limit of 13,500 words. 1. This case arises from the denial of the public’s common law and constitutional right to intervene in a search warrant proceeding to access court and judicial records, documents and notes signed by a non-Article III magistrate who was sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith in contravention of U.S. Department of Justice Rules, on an issue of first impression in American history, an unprecedented raid by the sitting president’s attorney general on the residence of a former president and leading 2024 presidential election opponent. 2. The Court of Appeals decision in No. 22-12791 was filed on August 4, 2023, the 90 days to file a Petition for Writ of Certiorari being November 2, 2023, that fifteen days before that date to file an Application to Exceed the Word Limits for a Petition for Writ of Certiorari being October 18, 2023. Related to No. 22-12791 is Eleventh Circuit Docket Nos. 22-12932 and 22-13061. 3. Petitioner sought to confer with Counsel for the United States of America, but the Government has not yet responded at the time of this writing. Respectfully submitted, Nrbbog 2Rartk Michael S. Barth Petitioner Pro Se P.O. Box 832 Far Hills, N.J. 07931 (917) 628-6145 October 17, 2023