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In Re Robert A. McNeil and Michael B. Ellis

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · October 1, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Is a sanction valid destroying litigants' protected right to file suit (or help others similarly situated) to enjoin the systematic falsification of IRS records concerning them, which provide colorable justification for thefts of their property and their incarceration? QUESTION RESTATED: When judges falsify the record of multiple cases to avoid adjudicating their merits, and to destroy the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over the underlying IRS record falsification program, can they lawfully terminate victims' rights to access courts to litigate/enjoin the program?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert A. McNeil

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 01 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jul 23 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent UNTIED STATES to respond filed.
  4. Jun 11 2018
    Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition filed. (Response due July 27, 2018)