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Michael F. Kissell v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 19-3229 · judgment June 8, 2020


Certiorari denied · March 22, 2021
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 subject matter jurisdiction matter was properly invoked involving a continuing violation of Title VII, 1983 etc in the underlying claims of retaliation and hostile environment conditions in the reinstatement process of a jury award and reinstatement.

  2. Whether a timely well-pled complaint and court record pleading was sufficient to withstand dismissal by Rule 12 (b)(6) when a prior case won by Jury trial by the petitioner is a continuing violation of repeated acts and or the petitioner is accused of being handicapped disabled.

  3. Whether the District Court and the Third Circuit deviated from acceptable judicial proceeding in this case that requires this courts supervisory power pursuant to Rule 10.

  4. Whether procedural process denied the rights of the petitioner by misrepresentation and criminal acts during the appeals process and the misleading and violations of the rules of professional conduct involving attorneys hired by the petitioners

  5. Whether the Respondents attorney took steps to overturn a jury award by misguided and criminal acts. Aiding and abetting the distribution of the Back Pay Award to avoid proper IRS Tax reporting and withholdings. Giving and allowing the petitioners attorney Leonard Sweeney to illegally endorse forgery of the check to cash out of State. Commingling the funds without the knowledge of the petitioner. TAX FRAUD

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Francis Kissell

For respondent
Anthony Thomas Kovalchick
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 24 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
  3. Feb 16 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections to respond filed.
  4. Jun 15 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2021)