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Melvin Keakaku Amina, et ux. v. U.S. Bank National Association

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-16786 · judgment December 10, 2020

Certiorari denied · November 8, 2021

Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Does the State of Hawaii lack legal existence because of illegalities in Hawaii’s statehood process? (including the removal of Queen Lili‘uokalani by “superior force,” unratified treaties of annexation, confusion of “joint resolution” with “enactment,” Presidential recognition of Hawaiian independence, an executive agreement to restore the royal government, “armed invasion,” an Admission Act passed without a vote of the people, a fraudulent ballot, and unqualified voters illegally voting)
Are inhabitants of the islands consequently not “citizens of Hawaii” for purposes of Diversity Jurisdiction?

For petitioner
Melvin Keakaku Amina

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Nov 08 2021
Petition DENIED.
Oct 20 2021
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/5/2021.
Jun 30 2021
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 7, 2021)
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