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Jessie D. McDonald v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 19-5448, 19-5449


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Sixth Circuit Judicial Council have supervisory powers over district court judges?

  2. Whether 28 U.S.C. §352(b)(l)(A)(ii)(&(iii)( and Rule 11(c)(1)(B) &(C) of the Rules for JudicialConduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings is unconstitutional?

  3. Whether “due process” require provisions for a Motion to Rehear or an appeal of final orders?

  4. Whether 28 U S.C. §357 and Rule 9(b) of the Rules for Judicial-Conduct and Judicial-Disability Proceedings violate due process when there is no procedure for a rehearing or appeal?

  5. Whether judges have immunity when acting outside the judicial scope of the court jurisdiction or abusing judicial powers?

  6. Whether a judge’s action outside the scope of the court’s jurisdiction by influencing another judge to act with malice or corruptly in cases before their court constitute judicial misconduct?

  7. Whether judges should recuse themselves from cases where the litigant has filed judicial misconduct charges against them?

  8. Whether judges have the authority to take a litigant’s money without a legal judgment authorizing the court to do so? i.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jessie D. McDonald

For respondent
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 14 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Jul 18 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Federal Communications Commission to respond filed.
  4. Jun 24 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 31, 2019)