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Chris Ann Jaye v. United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, No. 20-3597 · judgment December 18, 2020


Certiorari denied · April 5, 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. Because rights are God-given to individuals, what legal authority did this Court have to impair the lights of the governed, specifically in exchange for so-called common law which benefits government actors? By what judicial authority via Article III does this Court have to impose its will on the people and the laws they want for their benefit (Article 1)?

  2. Is it an unwritten policy in the Judiciary for federal judges to further this Court’s judicial immunity decree by depriving remedies in the law, e.g. 42 U.S. Code § 1983-1988 and the All Writs Act? If so, how does a citizen undo this policy or get the remedies in the law when the laws are being violated by federal judges?

  3. What powers do federal judges have to act on or in furtherance of void orders? Can a federal judge deny voiding a void order? If so, how can a citizen free themselves from a void order (which is always void) if such cannot be done in the federal courts?

  4. When a federal judge fails to comply with the rules of court and impairs a citizen’s rights by the rules of court, is there a remedy to address such violations of due process before an appeal? Can a federal judge direct a clerk to violate federal statutes? If so, are these merits-based rulings as it applies to judicial discipline procedures?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Chris Ann Jaye

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. May 17 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Apr 27 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/13/2021.
  3. Apr 13 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Apr 05 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Mar 17 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Rodger Levenson to respond filed.
  6. Mar 16 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2021.
  7. Mar 10 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  8. Jan 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 5, 2021)