No. 19-451

Edward Ronny Arnold v. Jeff McCord, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-10-04
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 14th-amendment 1st-amendment appellate-procedure civil-procedure civil-procedure-rules-of-appellate-procedure-due-p court-clerk-duties default-judgment due-process electronic-filing pro-se-litigation
Latest Conference: 2019-12-06
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit incorrectly dismissed the civil action in conflict with existing rules of appellate procedure; placing the plaintiff and the defendant in violation of due process; circumventing the process of default judgment and due process under U.S. Const. Amend. 1 and U.S. Const. Amend. 14.

2. Whether the Court Clerk for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee denied an entry of default in violation of Rule 55 (a).

3. Whether the Court Clerk for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee 's acceptance of documents transmitted more than eight (8) months after the date of default constitutes a violation of Fed. Rule 5.4.9 SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS which requires both parties to consent to electronic filing and constitutes an unequal access to the courts by the low-income, fixed-income Pro Se litigant.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit incorrectly dismissed the civil action in conflict with existing rules of appellate procedure; placing the plaintiff and the defendant in violation of due process; circumventing the process of default judgment and due process under U.S. Const. Amend. 1 and U.S. Const. Amend. 14

Docket Entries

2019-12-09
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-04
Waiver of right of respondents Jeff McCord, TN Comm'r. of Dept. of Labor to respond filed.
2019-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 4, 2019)

Attorneys

Edward R. Arnold
Edward Ronny Arnold — Petitioner
Jeff McCord, TN Comm'r. of Dept. of Labor
Alexander Stuart RiegerOffice of the Attorney General & Reporter, Respondent