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Kenyon J. Garrett v. United States

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 19-30994 · judgment July 24, 2020


Certiorari denied · June 1, 2021
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.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Respondent/Defendant can use direct evidence of threats, intimidation, coercion, fraud, and witness tampering to deprive a petitioner of his 5th and 14th Amendments rights of due process and the fundamental fairness to present my case fully and fairly. The Fifth Circuit’s opinion in this legal matter conflicts with another circuit’s opinion regarding the allowance of fraud and misconduct (obstruction, coercion) in a civil proceeding that requires this Court’s intervention. Does direct, clear and convincing evidence of the Respondent/Defendant egregious misconduct requires relief under F.R.C.P 60 (b) (3) (6)?

  2. Whether a Pro Se Petitioner Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial can be denied by the lower Courts in a civil proceeding, when the disputed amount is greater than twenty dollars ($20.00), and the jury trial was requested by the petitioner in writing in the Original Complaint under F.R.C.P 38?

  3. Whether the lower Courts committed reversible error and violation of petitioner’s Constitutional rights to present relevant, non-cumulative, evidence under F.R.C.P 60 (b) (2) (6); were the Respondents/Defendant’s clients has admitted to guilt and guilt of a third party?

  4. Whether cumulative-error doctrine applies to Civil Proceeding. There is circuit split regarding cumulative error applicability in civil cases which requires this Court supervisory power. Do cumulative-errors that deprive a petitioner of their Constitutional rights of fundamental fairness to present my case fully and fairly in Civil Proceeding require relief under F.R.C.P 60 (b)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kenyon J. Garrett

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Orders
Order list, June 1, 2021 · Certiorari denied
Order list, August 2, 2021 · Rehearing denied

Proceedings

  1. Aug 02 2021
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 26 2021
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 01 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 11 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/27/2021.
  6. May 04 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  7. Mar 08 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 7, 2021)