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Van R. Irion v. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 25-5874 · judgment April 29, 2026

Certiorari denied · October 13, 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. Can a Trial Judge Serve as Sole Accuser, Presiding Judge, Sole Ultimate Fact-Finder, and Sentencing Judge, Regarding Out-of-Court Facts?

  2. Can a Trial Judge Add Eleven New Factual Accusations and Assert Five New Disciplinary Authorities Based Upon the Forced Disclosure of Privileged Documents and Defendant’s Involuntary Deposition Testimony?

  3. Can the District Court and the Circuit Court Completely Ignore Undisputed Exculpatory Evidence?

  4. Can a District Judge Rule on the Truthfulness of Facts Alleged in a 28 U.S.C. §144 Affidavit of Disqualification?

  5. Can a Circuit Court Refuse to Allow Oral Argument Properly and Timely Demanded by an Attorney on Review of Five-Year Suspension?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Van Rencelliere Irion
Law Office of Van R. Irion

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 13, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 13 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 16 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
  3. Jul 28 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 4, 2026)
    PetitionProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count