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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


Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
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. 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?

  2. 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

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 16 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. Jul 08 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Dec 24 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 14, 2025)