Miller Mendel, Inc. v. City of Anna, Texas

Whether the Federal Circuit in removing a duly appointed Article III judge from judicial duties for her refusal to submit to a mental health evaluation usurped the exclusive constitutional authority vested in Congress by the United States Constitution, which provides that federal judges may only be removed through the impeachment process, and if so, whether such an act undermines the impartiality and integrity of patent appeals adjudication by depriving the patent owner of a fair hearing before a duly constituted appellate panel?

Whether the Federal Circuit erred, contrary to this Court’s precedent in Carter v. Stanton, 405 U.S. 669, 92 S. Ct. 1232, 31 L. Ed. 2d 569 (1972), and deepening a recognized split among the circuits, by allowing the lower court to circumvent the requirements of Rule 12(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which mandates that when matters outside the pleadings are presented in a motion to dismiss, the motion must be treated as one for summary judgment, thereby providing the plaintiff a fair opportunity to present responsive evidence and engage in the summary judgment process?

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