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William F. Kaetz v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-1605 · judgment August 8, 2024
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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First Amendment Retaliation: Did the lower courts, including District Judge Mark R. Hornak and the Third Circuit in its August 8, 2024, judgment (App. A1-A9), violate Peti tioner’s First Amendment rights by imposing punitive supervised release modifications— electronic monitoring and mandatory mental health treatment (Case 2:21-cr-00211-MRH, Doc. 190, App. A37-A43)—in retaliation for his protected speech, specifically judicial com plaints, civil actions, including Case 2:22-cw 03489-MEF-JRA (filed June 6, 2022, App. A180-A213), and a 2020 civil complaint (Case 2:i9-cv-08100-CCC-JBC, Doc. 32-1, App. A113- A163; see also Kaetz’s Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, Appeal No. 24-1646, Appendix a71- al21) filed concurrently with his criminaliza tion under Judge-1, exposing fraud by Educa tional Credit Management Corporation (ECMC), Kaplan University’s $4 billion preda tory scheme, the Department of Education’s $1.7 trillion fraudulent debt portfolio, and to talitarian threats to the constitutional repub lic, thereby chilling his fundamental right to petition for redress of grievances?
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Sixth Amendment Denial of Self-Representa tion: Did the lower courts, as affirmed by the Third Circuit (App. A1-A9), weaponize the Sixth Amendment by forcibly appointing inef fective counsel (Doc. 170, App. A23), dismiss ing Petitioner’s pro se filings under pretextual hybrid representation claims (Doc. 190, App. A37-A43), and proceeding with hearings 375 miles from his residence, which his indigence
Counsel of record
For petitioner
William F. Kaetz
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jul 16 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- Jul 08 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Dec 24 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)