No. 20-6762

James W. Knipfer v. Reed A. Richardson, Warden

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-01-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights court-jurisdiction due-process federal-court habeas-corpus judicial-misconduct jurisdiction jury jury-trial procedural-due-process
Latest Conference: 2021-02-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

I. CAN THERE BE A "PERPETUAL JURY", "PHANTOM JURY", "FOREVER JURY" or a "JURY on a JUDGES WHIM", in the UNITED STATES?

II. DID THE 7th CIRCUIT CASE LAW PRESENTED PROPERLY INVOKE JURISDICTION IN THE TRIAL COURT?

III. WHEN THE LOWER COURTS FAIL TO REVIEW A CASE IS IT PROPER FOR THEM TO DISMISS BY DEFAULT AND BLAME THE PETITIONER FOR NOT DEVELOPING THE ISSUES?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can there be a 'perpetual jury', 'phantom jury', 'forever jury' or a 'jury on a judge's whim' in the United States?

Docket Entries

2021-03-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/26/2021.
2021-02-04
Waiver of right of respondent Reed Richardson to respond filed.
2020-12-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2021)

Attorneys

James Knipfer
James W. Knipfer — Petitioner
Reed Richardson
Brian Patrick KeenanWisconsin Department of Justice, Respondent