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Launce Kramer v. United States, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-3900 · judgment April 5, 2018

Certiorari denied · June 11, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner, though a petition filed soon after the judgment below counted the other way.

Question presented

The Court lacks subject matter and personal jurisdictidh for the reasons below. This Court, and all public offices, is defined under FRCP Rule 46) as a FOREIGN STATE; and as defined under TITLE 28— JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE. The Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) of 1976 is a United States law, codified at Title 28 §§ 1330, 1332, 1391, 1441(d) and 1602-1611, and is being jurisdictionally challenged, and "full disclosure" of the "true" jurisdiction of this Court has been asked but has stayed "silent"? Any failure to disclose the true jurisdiction is a violation of 15 Statutes at Large. For this was

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Launce Kramer

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Orders
Order list, June 11, 2018 · Certiorari denied
Order list, October 1, 2018 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Sep 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jul 06 2018
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 11 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 22 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/7/2018.
  6. May 16 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Apr 24 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 11, 2018)