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Edward Ronny Arnold v. Moore and Smith Tree Care LLC

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5221 · judgment October 6, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026
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 United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit erred in ruling the Appellant forfeited appellate review?

  2. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit erred in not understanding the Eighth Circuit Court of Davidson County, Tennessee Twentieth Judicial District violated Tenn. Const., art. VI, §§ 1.8; U.S. Const. Amend. XTV § 1 in excluding a ninety-six (96) page electronic mail chain initiated by the court clerk?

  3. Whether the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville erred in ruling they have no subject matter jurisdiction over violations of 26 U.S.C. § 7206 — Fraud and False Statements?

  4. Whether the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville prejudiced the Report and Recommendation by using an acronym (MSTC) to identify the Defendant?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Edward Ronny Arnold

For respondent
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Case

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 14 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Nov 22 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2026)