No. 25-595

James William Hall v. Anthony Board, in His Individual and Official Capacity, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights court-procedure death-threats judicial-error subject-matter-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Barberton Municipal Court's lack of subject matter jurisdiction and refusal to hold a hearing violated the petitioner's constitutional rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I Now comes petitioner James William Hall. On September 20, 2023, a complaint was filed in the Barberton Municipal Court by plaintiff Anthony Board Sr., Anthony Board Jr., and their attorneys, The Law Offices of H. Gambrell. This complaint (case no. CVF 2301775) was filed in the wrong court — The Barberton Municipal Court had no subject matter jurisdiction. This case should therefore be dismissed according to 28 U.S.C. § 1406, Cure or Waiver of Defects. II Now comes petitioner James William Hall, who received texted death threats from Anthony Board Sr. on May 28, 2023. Anthony Board Sr. Claimed in the text messages that James William Hall owed him $15,000.00. The Barberton Municipal Court refused to hold a hearing on this matter. Therefore, Judge Todd McKenney and Magistrate Andrew Peck erred in this decision, which violated the constitutional and civil rights of petitioner James William Hall. Ill The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit said that petitioner James William Hall failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. On May 28, 2024, petitioner filed a signed affidavit with the clerk of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in Akron (stamped page ID #117).

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-12-10
Waiver of right of respondents Todd McKenney, Andrew Peck, Barberton Municipal Court, Deputy Clerk Donna Woodruff, Deputy Clerk Ashley Carr and Clerk of Court Katie Reed to respond filed.
2025-07-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2025)

Attorneys

James William Hall
James William Hall — Petitioner
James William Hall — Petitioner
Todd McKenney, Andrew Peck, Barberton Municipal Court, Deputy Clerk Donna Woodruff, Deputy Clerk Ashley Carr and Clerk of Court Katie Reed
Frank H. ScialdoneMazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., Respondent
Frank H. ScialdoneMazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., Respondent