No. 25-6295

Caleb L. McGillvary v. Nicholas Scutari, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure discretionary-appeal due-process federal-rules jurisdictional-review legal-standing
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess Copyright JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the use of 3rd Cir. L.A.R. 27.4 to effectively convert an appeal as of right into a discretionary appeal, which denies an appellant the opportunity to fully brief the issues and fails to review the record below despite appellate jurisdiction being present, inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and 28 U.S.C. 1291, 1292(a)(1)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Is the use of 3rd Cir, L.A.R. 27.4 to effectively convert an appeal as of right into a discretionary appeal, which denies an appellant the opportunity to fully brief the issues and fails to review the record below despite appellate jurisdiction being present, inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and 28 U.S.C. 1291, 1292(a)(1)? 2. Would having papers reviewed by a Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence, such as Grok or ChatGPT, provide a better assurance of Due Process than copied-and-pasted boilerplate opinions? 3. Was the dismissal of the federal civil RICO claims against the NJ Democrat Act Blue lobbying network, concerning their bid-rigging of a sale of public land to Netflix in exchange for Netflix ’s agreement to become an Act Blue money laundering and Democrat propaganda machine, error requiring reversal, when Plaintiff has provided evidence of actual injury due to their obstruction of his federal proceedings challenging that bid rigging transaction? 4. Is the dismissal of the claims below with prejudice, without liberally construing self-representing plaintiffs claims nor granting leave to amend when prior leave has not been granted, error requiring reversal? 2 LIST OF ALL

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Petition DENIED.
2026-01-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2026-01-02
Waiver of right of respondents Steven Wielkotz, Matthew Wielkotz and Wielkotz & Company, LLC to respond filed.
2025-12-30
Waiver of right of respondents DI Group Architecture; Vincent Myers; Richard Alderiso; Jeffrey Venezia; Robert Ryan to respond filed.
2025-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent Riker Danzig LLP to respond filed.
2025-12-30
Waiver of right of respondent Respondent, the Election Fund of Craig J. Coughlin to respond filed.
2025-12-29
Waiver of Ira Starr; Shelley Stangler; and Starr Gern Davison Rubin of right to respond submitted.
2025-12-29
Waiver of right of respondents Ira Starr; Shelley Stangler; and Starr Gern Davison Rubin to respond filed.
2025-12-24
Waiver of right of respondents Louis N. Rain One, Craig J. Coughlin, David L. Minchello to respond filed.
2025-12-23
Waiver of right of respondents Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., Gerald H. Baker, Michael Galpern, Francisco Rodriguez, Jeffrey Rizika to respond filed.
2025-12-23
Waiver of right of respondents Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC (improperly pleaded as Lum Drasco Positan; and Steven Eisenstein (improperly pleaded as Stephen Eisenstein) to respond filed.
2025-12-09
Waiver of right of respondents New Jersey Legislature, New Jersey Office of Governor, New Jersey Senate, New Jersey State Assembly, Karen M. Cassidy, Linda D. Stender, Nicholas Scutari, Phil Murphy, Robert A. Kitsch, Theodore Romankow to respond filed.
2025-10-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)

Attorneys

Caleb McGillvary
Caleb L. McGillvary — Petitioner
Caleb L. McGillvary — Petitioner
DI Group Architecture; Vincent Myers; Richard Alderiso; Jeffrey Venezia; Robert Ryan
Peter K. OliverHoagland, Logan, Morgan, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, Respondent
Peter K. OliverHoagland, Logan, Morgan, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, Respondent
Ira Starr; Shelley Stangler; and Starr Gern Davison Rubin
Amos GernStarr Gern Davison Rubin PC, Respondent
Amos GernStarr Gern Davison Rubin PC, Respondent
Amos GernStarr Gern Davison Rubin PC, Respondent
Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, P.C., Gerald H. Baker, Michael Galpern, Francisco Rodriguez, Jeffrey Rizika
Rubin Maxwell SininsJaverbaum Wurgaft, et al., Respondent
Rubin Maxwell SininsJaverbaum Wurgaft, et al., Respondent
Louis N. Rain One, Craig J. Coughlin, David L. Minchello
Scott A. AitkenRainone Coughlin Minchello, LLC, Respondent
Scott A. AitkenRainone Coughlin Minchello, LLC, Respondent
Lum, Drasco & Positan LLC (improperly pleaded as Lum Drasco Positan; and Steven Eisenstein (improperly pleaded as Stephen Eisenstein)
Scott E. ReiserLum, Drasco & Positan LLC, Respondent
Scott E. ReiserLum, Drasco & Positan LLC, Respondent
New Jersey Legislature, New Jersey Office of Governor, New Jersey Senate, New Jersey State Assembly, Karen M. Cassidy, Linda D. Stender, Nicholas Scutari, Phil Murphy, Robert A. Kitsch, Theodore Romankow
Elizabeth MichelettiNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Elizabeth MichelettiNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Respondent, the Election Fund of Craig J. Coughlin
Brian A. BontempoNolan and Lange, LLC, Respondent
Brian A. BontempoNolan and Lange, LLC, Respondent
Riker Danzig LLP
Stuart M. LedermanRiker Danzig, LLP, Respondent
Stuart M. LedermanRiker Danzig, LLP, Respondent
Steven Wielkotz, Matthew Wielkotz and Wielkotz & Company, LLC
Christopher J. BuggyTaylor Law Group, LLC, Respondent
Christopher J. BuggyTaylor Law Group, LLC, Respondent