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25-6372 Andre Belous v. City of Battle Creek, Michigan Sixth Circuit 2025-12-15 Pending Response WaivedIFP constitutional-rights due-process jurisdictional-defect loper-bright municipal-officer oath-of-office 1. Oath of Office & Due Process Whether a state court judgment is void when initiated by a municipal officer who never filed the constitutionally req…
25-226 Easton Murray v. Arizona, et al. Ninth Circuit 2025-08-27 Denied Response Waived agent-principal-doctrine constitutional-violation oath-of-office prosecutorial-immunity public-trust separation-of-powers 1. IS A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY WHEN THEY BREAK THE LAW THEY …
24-7081 Michael Galluzzo v. Robin K. Edwards, Champaign County Treasurer Ohio 2025-04-28 Denied IFP constitutional-requirement judicial-authority jurisdiction oath-of-office plain-error standing Whether the court committed plain error by failing to adhere to constitutional requirements for judicial appointments and oaths of office
24-6935 Billy Minh Tran v. Eric Guerrero, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2025-04-07 Denied IFP aedpa-limitation constitutional-procedure court-jurisdiction judicial-fraud judicial-qualification oath-of-office Whether an elected judge must personally take the oath of office and sign the document in the presence of the administering officer, and if not, does …
24-6860 Mitchell S. Sanderson v. Kari Agotness, Judge, District Court of North Dakota, Northeast Judicial District Five North Dakota 2025-03-26 Denied IFP constitutional-law due-process judicial-immunity judicial-misconduct oath-of-office supremacy-clause Whether a County District Judge can systematically ignore or violate multiple legal standards and constitutional protections
24-6432 Zemirah El v. Bernard Moore, dba Administrative Clerk Third Circuit 2025-01-30 Denied Relisted (2)IFP constitutional-authority diversity-jurisdiction due-process judicial-immunity oath-of-office void-judgment Whether a judge refusing to take the oath of office loses judicial immunity and renders their orders void ab initio
24-529 Dale Scott Heineman v. United States Ninth Circuit 2024-11-12 Denied Response Waived constitutional-rights due-process equitable-maxim first-amendment judicial-doctrine oath-of-office Whether a sitting U.S. District Court Judge and government prosecutors violated the Petitioners' due process rights and First Amendment protections th…
24-5810 Andre Wilburn v. Virginia Nguyen, et al. Second Circuit 2024-10-23 Denied IFP appellate-procedure constitutional-defect in-forma-pauperis judicial-discretion oath-of-office pro-se-prisoner Whether a district court errs when dismissing a pro se prisoner's complaint without leave to amend for futility reasons when defects could be cured, a…
24-166 In Re Mawule Tepe 2024-08-15 Denied due-process federal-bar-admission judicial-conflict-of-interest judicial-recusal oath-of-office sixth-amendment Is the case proceeding valid and consistent with due process when courts refuse to recuse judges and disqualify attorneys who lack proper oaths of off…
23-1073 Raland J. Brunson v. Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States, et al. Tenth Circuit 2024-04-02 Denied Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-conflict due-process first-amendment governmental-immunity judicial-jurisdiction misprision-of-treason oath-of-office standing treason Whether the lower court has jurisdiction to try the merits of this case
23-6510 In Re Theodore C. Shove 2024-01-18 Dismissed Relisted (2)IFP civil-rights constitutional-violation criminal-procedure due-process evidence judicial-misconduct judicial-review legal-evidence oath-of-office standing trial-procedure Whether there can be an appealable judgment without a valid legal search or arrest warrant, or returns of any evidence
23-719 Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. Colorado 2024-01-04 Judgment Issued Amici (78) 14th-amendment ballot-access constitutional-interpretation disqualification election-law insurrection insurrection-clause oath-of-office presidential-election presidential-eligibility state-election-law Whether the Colorado Supreme Court erred in ordering President Trump excluded from the 2024 presidential primary ballot
23-5415 Derrick Jackson-Stith, Sr. v. Oklahoma Oklahoma 2023-08-23 Denied IFP civil-rights due-process judicial-delay jurisdiction-challenge mandamus mandamus-relief oath-of-office standing state-constitution statutory-law statutory-mandate Whether the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals erred in denying Mr. Jackson-Stith's request for mandamus relief to compel dismissal under a state stat…
23-5215 Aisha Wright v. Union Pacific Railroad Company Fifth Circuit 2023-07-26 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP administrative-law civil-rights due-process federal-rules financial-gain judicial-misconduct legal-malpractice oath-of-office summary-judgment Whether the lower court abused its discretion in dismissing the petitioner's case despite newly discovered evidence of judicial misconduct, violations…
22-1028 Loy Arlan Brunson v. Alma S. Adams, et al. Tenth Circuit 2023-04-24 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived civil-rights constitutional-duty due-process electoral-process national-security oath-of-office standing treason Whether the Supreme Court has the authority and duty to immediately cure a serious ongoing national security breach affecting the U.S., Canada, and Me…
22-407 Maria Herta v. Terrie E. Roberts Ninth Circuit 2022-11-01 Denied civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights corporate-governance due-process federal-jurisdiction free-speech freedom-of-speech jurisdictional-challenge oath-of-office standing Is the federal government's statutory law and corporate policies superior to the U.S. Constitution?
22-159 Steven Pascale v. RPI Company California 2022-08-19 Denied civil-procedure concealment constitutional-rights disbarment discovery due-process federal-statutes lawyer-discipline legal-ethics legal-practice oath-of-office professional-misconduct Whether the district court erred in its August 3, 2021 ruling by closing discovery on July 20, 2020 and concealing the plaintiffs' case information pr…
21-7965 William F. Kaetz v. United States, et al. Third Circuit 2022-05-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-rights constitution constitutional-breach constitutional-interpretation government government-advocacy mass-tort oath-of-office social-contract totalitarianism Is it Unconstitutional and a Mass Tort to have Socialists in government advocating and supporting Totalitarianism?
21-7909 Kevin D. Moore v. United States Fifth Circuit 2022-05-19 Dismissed Response WaivedIFP appointment-affidavit civil-procedure civil-rights civil-servant due-process federal-rules-of-evidence judicial-discretion oath-of-office standing united-states-attorney Whether an individual who does not have an Appointment Affidavit and has not taken the Oath of Office can become a civil servant/Assistant United Stat…
21-6388 Calvin Roach v. Donald W. Washington, Director, United States Marshals Service, et al. Sixth Circuit 2021-11-23 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 14th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-duty due-process federal-law legal-interpretation military-law military-oath oath-of-office retiree-obligations standing Whether military retirees are bound by their Oath to protect the United States Constitution against foreign and domestic enemies
21-6116 Christopher David Cobb v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2021-10-28 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP administrative-law civil-procedure constitutional-law constitutional-violation due-process harmless-error oath-of-office public-employment standing Whether the conflict between Mechanik and Bank of Nova Scotia invite arbitrary decisions from the lower courts
21-5918 Susan Lloyd v. Joshua Thornsbery, et al. Ohio 2021-10-06 Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional constitutional-violation due-process fair-trial judicial-misconduct jury jury-integrity oath-of-office state-judges Are retired state judges constitutional?
21-5443 Rachel Crook v. Shea Fiduciary Services, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-08-20 Denied Relisted (2)IFP 14th-amendment 42-usc-1981 civil-rights constitution constitutional-rights due-process judicial-misconduct oath-of-office pro-se-litigation treason If beneficiaries of the United States Constitution have the right to prosecute in their own name under Article 3, Section 2 of the Constitution protec…
21-5300 In Re Richard Charles Lussy 2021-08-04 Denied IFP civil-procedure due-process estate-litigation extrinsic-fraud fraud mandamus mandamus-petition ministerial-duty oath-of-office probate-dispute vexatious-litigant Whether the petitioner is entitled to a writ of mandamus to compel the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to ministerially order the setting aside of …
20-8461 In Re Richard Charles Lussy 2021-06-30 Denied Relisted (2)IFP civil-rights civil-torts due-process federal-questions jury-trial mandamus ministerial-mandamus oath-of-office public-charge standing Whether the petitioner has a clear legal duty for the Chief Justice to perform a ministerial mandamus act, despite the respondents' alleged errors and…
20-8166 David B. Portee v. Craig Koenig, Warden Ninth Circuit 2021-05-27 Denied IFP constitutional-violation false-arrest judicial-authority judicial-oath judicial-proceedings legal-validity oath-of-office state-court-jurisdiction subject-matter-jurisdiction waiver-of-jurisdiction Should each Justice or Judge of the United States take the Oath of office or affirmation before performing the duties of office?
20-8041 Douglas E. Kampfer v. Richard Argotsinger, et al. Second Circuit 2021-05-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process oath-of-office pro-se pro-se-plaintiff property-interest Is an oath of office a valid contract under the laws and constitution?
20-7340 Christopher Welshans v. United States Third Circuit 2021-03-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights conflict-of-interest constitutional-jurisdiction criminal-procedure due-process federal-prosecution oath-of-office positive-law standing Can the United States claim a constitutionally viable cause of action against the people?
20-766 David Archer v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc., et al. Florida 2020-12-04 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) civil-rights conflict-of-interest constitutional-rights due-process judicial-misconduct oath-of-office recusal standing Can States Statues Judges or Attorneys violate that State's Constitution, the Federal Constitution and Federal laws, pertaining to conflict-of-interes…
20-6276 Arek R. Fressadi v. Arizona, et al. Arizona 2020-11-12 Denied Response WaivedIFP burden-of-proof constitutional-violations court-rules due-process equal-protection first-amendment ineffective-assistance judicial-misconduct judicial-review oath-of-office procedural-default self-defense state-law supreme-court trial-counsel venue-transfer venue-transfer 20-6275" Would a jurist of reason find debatable the correc Whether failures to apply mandatory language of the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, state law, and court rules are violations of the Du…
20-5970 Dominique Little v. District of Columbia Public Schools, et al. District of Columbia 2020-10-08 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights constitutional-law constitutional-rights due-process government-accountability government-misconduct legal-liability oath-of-office official-accountability public-officials rule-of-law Who is responsible for holding public officials of the law accountable for violating citizens' constitutional rights and breaking the laws they are sw…
20-5028 Richard Charles Lussy v. Wade J. Dahood Montana 2020-07-10 Denied Relisted (2)IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-interpretation due-process free-speech jury-trial legal-procedure ministerial-oath oath-of-office standing stare-decisis Whether to apply Federal Constitution: [A] bad speech to impeach hearsay-stare decisis with particularized legislated Montana Code Annotated
19-8590 Timothy A. Marr v. Joshua E. Doyle Florida 2020-06-02 Denied IFP constitutional-oath due-process equal-protection fraud fraud-allegations judicial-conduct oath-of-office petition-rights right-to-petition Whether Florida's Code of Judicial Conduct permits fraud on or by judges and officers of a state's courts
19-8441 Richard John Vieira v. California California 2020-05-12 Denied IFP attorney-general-duty constitution-violation constitutional-interpretation federal-law habeas-corpus judicial-authority judicial-misconduct judicial-oath legal-accountability oath-of-office prosecutorial-discretion state-law What statute or authority do California Supreme Court judges have to violate, ignore, and disobey the absolute commands in the state and U.S. constitu…
19-7841 In Re Elloyd Johnson 2020-03-02 Denied IFP certiorari-denial conviction court-jurisdiction due-process habeas-corpus judicial-assignment judicial-misconduct judicial-oath judicial-review jurisdiction oath-of-office sentence Whether a conviction and sentence stand affirmed as closed with no further form of consideration by the court when a judicial officer clearly presided…
19-7808 Richard Wayne Taylor v. Texas Texas 2020-02-27 Denied IFP 14th-amendment constitutional-law constitutional-validity conviction criminal-procedure due-process judicial-procedure jurisdiction oath-of-office sentencing Whether the trial judge's failure to retake and refile a valid oath of office before pronouncing sentence renders a judgment, conviction and sentence …
19-7542 Noah-Wade Pelmear, et al. v. Maureen O'Connor, et al. Sixth Circuit 2020-02-04 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-rights color-of-law due-process equal-protection free-exercise immunity judicial-immunity oath-of-office obstruction-of-justice Whether state actors acting under color of state law can impair, impede, deny, discriminate, threaten or otherwise obstruct petitioners' federally pro…
19-5899 Willie Harold House, et ux. v. Eileen Egland, et al. Ninth Circuit 2019-09-10 Denied Relisted (2)IFP civil-procedure civil-rights district-court due-process federal-rules-civil-procedure fraud-upon-the-court judicial-procedure misprision-of-felony misprision-of-treason oath-of-office treason void-ruling Did the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overlook potential indication of treasonable actions in the District Court record, condoning a series of m…
18-9765 Joseph Kinard v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia District of Columbia 2019-06-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP bar-membership civil-rights constitutional-violation criminal-procedure discovery due-process evidence jurisdiction oath-of-office prosecutorial-misconduct state-court-review supreme-court-jurisdiction vagueness Whether a United States Attorney must be a member of the bar in the city or state to prosecute cases in the United States District Court and Superior …
18-965 Donald Sullivan v. Robert Wayne Pugh, et ux. North Carolina 2019-01-25 Denied Relisted (2) appeal appellate-procedure civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process judicial-misconduct jury-trial north-carolina oath-of-office summary-judgment Whether the lower court judges violated their oaths by denying the petitioner's demanded constitutional trial by jury
18-6790 Clarence Otworth v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States District of Columbia 2018-11-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP administrative-law appeal appeals civil-procedure constitutional-rights equal-protection federal-jurisdiction final-order jurisdiction notice-of-appeal oath-of-office presidential-nonfeasance standing Is an appeal of a final order and a notice of appeal the same thing?