No. 20-1626

Robert L. Schulz v. United States

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2021-05-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process first-amendment government-response historical-practice judicial-review petition-clause right-to-petition
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-11-12 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a forerunner to this case, We The People, et al. u. United States, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20409 (D.D.C. 2005) aff 'd 485 F.3d 140 (2007, D.C. Cir.) was fully, fairly and completely litigated given that Court 's decision not to consider the historical scope and purpose of the Petition Clause but, instead, to rely on two inapplicable cases (.Minnesota v. Knight, 465 U.S. 271 and Smith v. Arkansas, 441 U.S. 463) in concluding government was not obligated to respond to the organization 's Petitions for Redress.

And, whether the other forerunner, United States v. We The People, et al., 529 F. Supp. 2d 341 (N.D.N.Y. 2007) aff 'd 517 F.3d 606 (2d Cir., 2008) (Schulz 1) was fully, fairly and completely litigated given that Court 's decision to avoid Defendants ' Petition Clause argument altogether and instead declare the Withholding Petition was subject to penalty.

And, if not fully, fairly and completely litigated, whether the Court should vacate the Summary Order below and the final decisions and judgments in said forerunners and remand to the D.C. Circuit in light of District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 579 and Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, 564 U.S. 379.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the forerunners to this case were fully, fairly and completely litigated

Docket Entries

2021-11-15
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-10-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/12/2021.
2021-10-19
2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-05-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2021)

Attorneys

Robert L. Schulz
Robert L. Schulz — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent