Petition for Writ of Certiorari — Greg Anderson, Petitioner v. Gary Herbert, et al.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
GREG ANDERSON
Petitioner,
VS.
GARY HERBERT et. al.
Respondents.
PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI
TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
Greg Anderson pro se
24 South 7'
Street
Tooele, Utah 84074
Phone: 385 231-5005
NOV 1 2018
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QUESTION PRESENTED
Is a judgment void on its face, when a State
Court steals a paid-for home at the motion to dismiss
stage of the proceedings, under the guise that the
owner was a tenant, where plaintiff attorneys
misrepresented the law and contractual terms of the
purchase contract 30 times in a 6 page document, then
wrote the "Statement of Facts and Conclusions of
Law," with no reference to the purported record, and
the judge rubber-stamped plaintiffs claims, and the
court denied itself jurisdiction by not strictly adhering
to the statute, thereby implicating conspiracy.
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PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Petitioner is Greg Anderson.
Respondents Are Gary Herbert in His Official
Capacity as Governor of the State of Utah, Sean Reyes
in His Official Capacity as Attorney General for the
State of Utah, Clark A McClellan, in His Individual
Capacity, and in His Official Capacity for His Extrajudicial Acts, Third District Court, in its Official
Capacity, Eighth District Court in its Official
Capacity, Utah Court of Appeals in its Official
Capacity, Daniel W. Kitchen, James L. Ahistrom,
Terry Welch, Lynn Kitchen, Gary Kitchen, Mathew J.
Kitchen, Mark R. Kitchen, Sandbay LLC Sunlake
LLC, Orchid Beach LLC Roosevelt Hills LLC, John or
Jane Doe(s) 1 Through 10
Note: No John or Jane Doe's have been named, nor
have any other parties.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Question Presented
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Reasons for Granting the Writ
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The Court Should Review a Rule 60(b)&(d) Case
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Void Judgments That Reach this Court Are
Extremely Rare
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Lower Courts Need Definite Guidelines
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Courts Should Not Be Used for the Theft of Property
The Tenth Circuit Did Not Follow its Own
Mandated Case Law
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Crooked Lawyers Should Be Stopped from Deviating
from Constitutional Law
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Pro Se Litigants Should Have Full Constitutional
Rights Regarding Void Judgments
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This Court Should Once Again Remind Lower
Courts That a Void Judgment Cannot Gain
Legitimacy, Therefore Any Issue Trying to Justify the
Void Judgment Is Also Void as a Matter of Supreme
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Court Law
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In the Interest of Justice
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This Court Should Act Here Because the Defense
Attorneys Have Constructively Thumbed the Nose at
Justice Ginsberg and Other Justices
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Rule 60(b)&(d) of the Federal Rules of Federal
Procedure Should Be Addressed
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When a Litigant Claims a Judgment Is Void on
its Face, All Courts Should Be Mandated to Review
That Issue in Their Decision
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Void Judgments Are Part of Common Law
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It Is Unfair for a District or Circuit Court to Use
non Jurisdictional Issues to Dismiss a Law Suit at the
Motion to Dismiss Stage of the Proceedings
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Courts Are Afraid to Undue Another Court's
Judgment Thereby Denying Constitutional Rights. 28
No One Is above the Law
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Rogue Attorneys Should Be Exposed
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Petitioner Has Been Falsely Accused of Being a
Dead Beat Renter Because He was not Allowed to
speak in the Eighth District Court in violation of the
First Amendment
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The Court Splits should be addressed concerning
void judgments
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Wiping the Slate Clean
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Appendix Table of Contents
Tenth Circuit Court Order and Judgment
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Motion to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to
Declare Eight District Court Judgment Void
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District Court
Recommendation
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Order Adopting Report &
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Magistrate Report and Recommendation
Petitioner's District Court Complaint
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Motion-memo-partial Summary Judgment
Federal District Court
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Petitioner's Verified Memorandum in Support of
Motion to Dismiss in Eighth District Court
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Defendants Motion to Dismiss Memorandum
2008 Showing 30 Misrepresentations of Law and
Contractual Terms
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Petitioners Motion to Declare Eight District Court
Judgment Void
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Eighth District Court
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Findings of Fact and
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Eighth District Court Order of Restitution
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The Second Judge's Ruing and Order in the
Eighth District Court Decision
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Real Estate Purchase Contract Between
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Petitioner and Sandbay LLC Daniel Kitchen
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
A. K Investment Group, LLC v. City of Glendale No.
16-1492 (May 14, 2018)
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Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U. S. 545
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Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co., 242 U. S. 394
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Batty v. Batty 153 P.3d 827 Utah App. 2006)
Bequet v. MacCarthy, 2B. & Ad. 951,959
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Buchheit, 705 F.3dat 1159
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Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings. v. Hill,
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Carey v. Piphus 435 U. S. 247,254-257(1978)
Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3, 11, 17 (1883)
Dennis v. Sparks 449 U. S. 23 (1985)
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Douglas v. Forrest, 4 Bing. 686, 700,701
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Exxon Mobile Corp., v. Saudi Basic Industries
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Firemans Insurance Co. v. Brown, 529 P. 2d. 419 10
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First Sec. Bank of Utah, N A. v. Maxwell
659 P.2d 1078, 1081 (Utah 1983)
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Hazel-Atlas Co. v. Hartford Co. 322 U. S. 238 (1943)
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Herring v. United States ofAmerica 424 F.3d 384,386
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In re Edwards 962 F.2d 641,644(71h Cir. 1992)
Jefferson v. Upton 560 U. S. 284 (2010)
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Keene v. Bonser 107 P.3d 693 (Utah App. 2005)
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Lincoln Financial Corp. v. Ferrier, 567 P.2d 1102
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Maubourquet v. Wyse (1867), 1 Jr. Rep. C. L. 471,481
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McDonald vMabee 243 U.S. 905 91 (1917)
Monroe v. Pape 365 U.S. 167 (1961)
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Nelson v. Adams 529 U. S. 460 (2000)
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Pacific Development Co. v. Stewart,
195 P. 2d 748 (1948 Utah)
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Parkside Salt Lake City Corp., v. Insure-Rite,
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Pernell v. SouthhallRealty416 U.S. 363 (1974)
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Sh elley v. Kra em er 334 U.S.1
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United Student AidFunds, Inc. V. Espinosa, 130 S. Ct.
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V. T A., mv., v. Airco, Inc. 597 F. 2d 220
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Zyverden v. Farrar 393 P.2d468 (Utah 1964) fn5, 8
STATUTES
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AMENDMENTS
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RULES
Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 12(a)(1)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 12
Utah Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6)
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12
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CITATIONS TO THE OPINIONS BELOW
The Tenth Circuit Order and Judgment is No.
17-4200, and was filed on August 2, 2018. (App. p 3)
The federal District Court Order and
Memorandum Decision is case No. 2:17-cv-00083, Dkt.
111,was dated November 29, 2017, and is listed in
(App. p 41)
The Magistrate Report and Recommendation is
No. 2:17-cv-00083, Dkt 97 in the (App. p. 55)
Utah's Eighth District Court Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of Law December 3, 2008 (Case no.
080800143, App. p. 253)
JURISDICTION
The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under
28 U. S. C. 1254 (1). The Tenth Circuit Court of
Appeals entered judgment on August 2, 2018.
OPINIONS BELOW
This case began in Utah's Eighth District Court
where the court ruled Anderson was a tenant, in spite
of the fact his home was paid for. Petitioner contends
that judgment is void as a matter of law on its face.
Petitioner then went to Utah's Third District Court,
but the Third District refused to mention "void
judgment" or "due process." the Federal District Court
in Salt Lake City Utah dismissed evoking the RookerFeldman Doctrine and other non jurisdictional issues.
The Tenth Circuit reversed on the Rooker-Feidman
because the Federal case was filed prior to the State
cases becoming final, but allowed defendants to prevail
on non-jurisdictional issues.
RELEVANT PROVISIONS
The Fourteenth Amendment states in part:
No State shall make or enforce any
law which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United
States, nor shall any State deprive any
person of life liberty, or property, without
due process of law, nor deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the law.
The Fourth Amendment states:
The right of the people to be secure
in their persons, houses, papers and
effects, against unreasonable searches
and seizures shall not be violated, and no
warrants shall issue, but upon probable
cause supported by Oath or affirmation,
and particularly describing the place to
be searched, and the persons or things to
be seized.
The First Amendment in relevant part states,
Congress shall make no law.
the freedom of speech, or the press.
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Abridging
42 U.S.C. 1983 states:
Every person who, under color of
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any statute, ordinance, regulation,
custom or usage, of any State or
Territory or the District of Columbia,
subjects, or causes to be subjected, any
citizen of the United States or other
person within the jurisdiction thereof to
the deprivation of any rights, privileges,
or immunities secured by the
Constitution and laws, shall be liable to
the party injured in an action at law, suit
in equity, or other property proceedings
for redress, except that in any action
brought against a judicial officer for an
act or omission taken in such officer's
judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall
not be granted unless a declaratory
decree was violated or declaratory relief
was unavailable.
Rule 12)(a)(1) of the Utah Rule of Civil
Procedure mirrors the Federal Rule 12, and states:
(a)(1) if the court denies the motion
or postpones its disposition until the trial
on the merits, the responsive pleading
shall be served within ten days after
notice of the trials action.
Rule 60(b) & (d) in relevant part states,
(b) Grounds for relief from a final
judgment Order of proceeding. On
motion and just terms, the court may
relieve a party or its legal representative
from a final judgment, order or
proceeding for the following reasons: (3)
fraud (whether previously called intrinsic
or extrinsic, misrepresentation, or
misconduct by an opposing party. (4) the
judgment is void.
(d) Other Powers to Grant Relief. This
rule does not limit a court's power to (1)
entertain an independent to relieve a
party from a judgment, order or
proceeding. (3) set aside a judgment for
fraud upon the Court.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The question presented to this court is restated
in order to apply the relevant law stated in the
footnotes to the question.
Is a judgment void on its face,
when a State Court steals a paid-for
home at the motion to dismiss stage of
the proceedings,' under the guise that
the owner was a tenant, where plaintiff
attorneys misrepresented the law and
contractual terms of the purchase
contract 30 times in a 6 page document,'
Nelson v. Adams 529 U. S 460, 462-63, a unanimous decision
where Justice Ginsberg writing for the court made it clear that a
defendant has a constitutional right to answer a complaint. Utah
case law agrees Hernandez v. Baker 104 P.3d 665, 668, 669
(2004).
Hazel-Atlas Co. v. Hartford Co. 322 U. S. 238 (1943), The
Supreme Court reversed a 12 year old judgment for fraud upon the
court, because of a fraudulent article written to deceive the Patent
Office and also the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. See App. Pp
109 -134 for in depth analysis. Complaint showing 30
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then wrote the "Statement of Facts and
Conclusions of Law," with no reference to
the purported record, and the judge
rubber-stamped plaintiffs' claims,3 and
the court denied itself jurisdiction by not
strictly adhering to the statute,4 thereby
implicating conspiracy?
In Dennis v. Sparks 449 U. S. 24 (1985), the
Fifth Circuit reversed itself in an en bane decision
concerning a conspiracy with a judge and this Court
affirmed, explaining coconspirators with immune
judge are liable. Because of the issues in the question
with this court together with the fact that judge
Anderson knew that the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of law must refer to the record as a matter
of law, inasmuch as he was overturned twice on that
very issue, See Keene v. Bonser 107 P.3d 693 (Utah
App. 2005), and Batty v. Batty153 P. 3d 827 Utah App.
2006).
Also, in addition to the footnote issues, when
judge Anderson was an attorney he won a judgement
in the Utah Supreme Court, stating that provisions in
a Uniform Real Estate Contract are not self-executing.
misrepresentations.
Jefferson v. Upton 560 U. S. 284 (2010), The Supreme Court;
reversed on grounds that courts must go by Rule 52 of the Rules
of Civil Procedure.
Utah's Unlawful Detainer Statute mandates the Rules must
be strictly complied with or it is failure to state a claim Utah
Code 78B-6-802-810, Zyverden v. Farrar 393 P.2d468 (Utah
1964). Obviously if a court goes forward with a claim that does
not exist, the court has no jurisdiction to proceed.
So, he knew before a person could be evicted, he had to
be a tenant. An Owner of Real Property cannot be
evicted, (App. 232) So something had to be done to
place petitioner as a tenant prior to and eviction, First
Sec. Bank of Utah, N A. v. Maxwell 659 P.2d 1078,
1081 (Utah 1983). The judge's actions also tend to
show conspiracy with the attorneys. Of course in a
jury trial Petitioner could have proven his home was
paid-for, and that an additional $500,000 to
$1,000,000 was owed to him pursuant to the KitchenAnderson partnership, and that Petitioner was never
a tenant, as a matter of law.
The issues in the question before this court are
self evident by examining the Eighth District Court
record, (App. 253, 258,) The six page document
entitled "Objection to Motion to Dismiss," facially
shows the hearing was held at the motion to dismiss
stage of the proceedings, and has 30
misrepresentations of law and contractual terms, (App.
107-134). Even though the hearing was held at the
Motion to Dismiss stage of the proceedings, there was
no indication that the court was not going to allow
Petitioner to answer and counterclaim. The issue only
became evident after the hearing was over.
Petitioner separated each the various
statements to show the 30 misrepresentations by
defendants, many of which are issues of law, See (App.
Pp. 107-134). Petitioner has included the Real Estate
Purchase Contract so the contractual
misrepresentations can be verified, (App. p. 281). The
Statement of facts and conclusions of law are written
by defendant attorneys and appear in the App. at p.
253. The judge had no jurisdiction to go forward with
an eviction because Petitioner was never a tenant, as
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a matter of law.
No Statute of limitations applies to void
judgments, SeeHazel-Atlas Co. Id., showing no statute
of limitations applies to void judgments, because the
case was voided 12 years after the original judgment.
See also V. T. A., Inv., v. Airco, Inc. 597 F. 2d 220 (10th
Cir. 1979). If a judgment is void, the slate must be
wiped clean, Armstrong v. Manzo, 380 U. S. 545, 552
(1962).
On or about July 13, 2005, Anderson signed a
purchase contract to acquire a 3500 square foot house
from Daniel Kitchen through Sand Bay LLC for
$105,000, which included in the purchase price, a
$55,000 loan to help with materials and labor to
remodel the home, (App. p. 281) Petitioner, Anderson
forwarded the Real Estate Purchase Contract (REPC)
to United Title Services to close the transaction. The
Title Company found a cloud on the title and would not
issue title insurance with the cloud on the title. The
REPC required sellers to remove the cloud on the title,
which they did not do. However, because of past
dealings, Anderson trusted the Kitchen Family and
remodeled the home making the home worth more
than $300,000. No money was required from Anderson
to close on the home, other than closing costs, because
Kitchen agreed to carry the mortgage until the home
was remodeled. The remodeling included rewiring the
house, new plumbing pipes, a new furnace and ductwork, four new bathrooms, two new kitchens, seven
bedrooms redone, a new roof, a new front porch and
numerous other items. The house was completely
gutted and then completely remodeled. (App. p. 94-96)
On or about September 2005 Anderson entered
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into a separate 50/50 partnership agreement with the
Kitchen family to purchase and develop various real
properties. Anderson worked for the partnership for
nearly three years receiving no compensation, which in
turn paid the $105,000 owed on his home many times
over, (App. Pp. 238-241).
On or about September, 2008 Anderson was
served with an eviction law suit on the subject home.
Under Utah law, before a person can be evicted, his
status must be reduced to that of a tenant, which
Respondents did not do. Van Zyverden v. Farrar, 393
P. 2d 486, (Ut. 1964), Further, the Occupying Claimant
Statute, U. C. 57-6-(1-7), provides that a person who
has made substantial improvements on a property has
the right to live on the property until all the issues are
settled. (See Appendix 98, 112-113, 125, 129-131)
On or about September 9, 2008 Anderson filed
a Motion to Dismiss the eviction complaint pursuant to
Rule 12(b)(6), of the Utah Rules of Civil Procedure
(URCP), with an accompanying, Notarized Verified
Memorandum, (Appendix), which constitutes an
affidavit in the State of Utah. (App. p.68 Rec. doc 16-2)
Anderson also filed a copy of a Verified Complaint that
had been filed in Eighth District Court, in Vernal
Utah, to explain the facts of the case, that the home
was paid for. The Occupying Claimant Statute, and
the need to put Anderson in position of a tenant prior
to any eviction were never addressed by the Eighth
District Court in its Findings of Fact and Conclusions
of Law. (Compare Anderson's Verified Complaint,
(App. 232 with Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law, App. Pp 253)
On or about October 31, 2008, a purported
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hearing was held on Petitioners Motion to dismiss. At
the hearing the judge denied Petitioner Anderson's
Motion to Dismiss, his right to testify, and ruled from
the bench evicting Petitioner from his paid-for home,
and to add insult to injury, stated in open court that he
did not know the law concerning evictions.
In the case at bar, there is no government
interest at stake. The State Court judge in his official
capacity, at the request of Respondents created and
imposed the procedures that denied Petitioner his
constitutional right to due process. The case at bar
mirrors the unconstitutional procedure used by the
District Court in Nelson v. Adams Id., where the
District Court amended the judgment without allowing
Nelson to defend against personal liability prior to
judgment.
Under Utah law if a person's Motion to Dismiss
is denied, then he has ten days to answer the
complaint, and request a trial or jury trial, Utah Rules
of Civil Procedure, Rule 12(a)(1). Utah and Federal
case law mandate a trial. See Lincoln Financial Corp.
v. Ferrier, 567 P.2d 1102 (Utah 1977), District Court
is directed to reinstate Counterclaim, White v. District
Court 232 P.2d 785, under Real Estate Contract,
vender was entitled to notice of default and demand for
performance, Firemans Insurance Co. v. Brown 529 P.
2d. 419, Purchaser should be given a reasonable time
of "intent to forfeit contract," Pacific Development Co.
v. Stewart, 195 P. 2d 748 (1948 Utah). "The unlawful
detainer statute is a summary proceeding and in
derogation of common law and it provides a severe
remedy that must be strictly complied with before the
cause of action may be maintained." Parkside Salt
Lake City Corp., v. Insure-Rite 37 P. 3d. 1202.
Defendant had a right to a jury trial, Pernell v.
Southhall Realty, 416 U.S. 363(1974), "Parties whose
rights are to be affected are entitled to be heard; and
in order that they may enjoy that right they must be
notified. It is equally fundamental that the right to
notice and an opportunity to be heard must be granted
at a meaningful time and in a meaningful manner."
This court succinctly defined Luger v.
Edmondson Oil Company457 U. S. 922, a similar case
to the case at bar, stating:
The Court found potential § 1983
liability in Lugarbecause the attachment
scheme was created by the State and
because the private defendants, in
invoking the aid of state officials to
attach the disputed property, were
"willful participant[s] in joint activity
with the state or its agents." Id at 941
Wyatt v. Cole, 504 U. S. 158, at 162.
That is exactly what happened in the case at
bar, except it is an "abuse of authority" case, (as
opposed to a unconstitutional statute case), where the
judge abused his authority, as mentioned in Lugar, Id.,
and defined in Monroe v. Pape 365 U. S. 167 (1961).
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REASONS FOR GRANTING THE WRIT
1. The Court Should Review a Rule 60(b)&(d)
This court gives final approval of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure, prior to an amendment to the
Rules, therefore it makes sense to review a case that
brings into focus many of the parameters that Rule
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60(b) and (d) speak of for relief from judgment.
The case at bar covers void judgment, fraud
upon the court, due process and whether or not a court
must refer to the record in writing the Statement of
Facts and Conclusions of law, and by not doing so
could it affect jurisdiction or due process rights.
Inasmuch as this covers nearly all aspects of Rule 60
(b) and (d), such a case may not come up for 50 or a
100 years.
The only issues are the issues in the question to
this court, because if the judgment in this case is void
on its face, then there is nothing that happened after
the void judgment was issued to give it legitimacy,
Armstrong, 380 U. S. 545 (1965) Although the statute
of limitations does not apply to void judgments, the
statute has not ran if the judgment is not void as a
matter of law, which is addressed below.
This case has been going on for more than 10
years. If courts know their duties in regard to void
judgments, then it will cut down on the time courts
must spend on a void judgment case. This Court's
review is needed to ensure the continued availability
of relief from such frauds, due process requirements
and void judgments explained in the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure, Rule 60. In this case attorneys
calculated and orchestrated a plan to steal Anderson's
paid for home in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
The random mathematical odds of continual
misrepresentations of the law and written contractual
facts 30 times in a row in a six-page document as
defendants did are one in 1,073,741,824. Of course
when the misrepresentations are calculated to deceive
the odds are off of the charts.
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Void Judgments That Reach this Court Are
Extremely Rare
It may be decades before this court has another
chance to explain the law concerning void judgments
because of the Constitutional issue of case of
controversy.
Hazel-Atlas, Id., was 76 years ago,
Dennis v. Sparks Id., was 33 years ago and Nelson v.
Adams Id., was 19 years ago. United Student Aid
Funds Inc v. Espinosa 130 S. Ct. 1367, case was nine
years ago, but just restated general principles of some
types of void judgments. In the case at bar,
conspiracy, fraud upon the court, denial of due process,
and subject matter jurisdiction are the front and
center constitutional issues.
The six page
memorandum by defendants show that judgment is
void on its face as a matter or law.
Because it may be 50 or 100 years before
another case like the case at bar comes along it makes
sense for the court to address the issues. If the justices
of the present court want to affirm past judgments or
establish precedent for void judgments, this the
opportunity to do so. From petitioners point of view,
the judgment is void on its face because of the Eighth
District court holding an evidentiary hearing at the
motion to dismiss stage of the proceedings, and for not
allowing any testimony. The judgment is also void on
its face because there was no reference to the record in
the "Statement of Facts and Conclusions of Law." The
reason there is there was no record, if there was just
argument by attorneys making the same
misrepresentations, as in their memorandum, thereby
making the judgement void.
Lower Courts Need Definite Guidelines
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Lower federal courts and State courts need
guidelines as what the constitutional law is, and not
having guidelines can cause extensive litigation as in
the case at bar. A good example is the RookerFeldman doctrine where this court reigned in Courts
of Appeals in the Exxon Mobile Corp., v. Saudi Basic
Industries 544U. S. 280 (2005). In the case at bar the
unbridled reigns stopped petitioners void judgment
horse. Corruption takes the place of justice when
procedural Rules are allowed to be disregarded.
Definite guidelines speed up the efficiently of the
courts, thereby cutting back on frivolous appeals
where parties claim a judgment is void, when in
reality it is not, or it may simply be a voidable
judgment. This case shows that courts would rather
side with large firms by dismissing on a non
jurisdictional grounds than siding with a pro se
litigant's constitutional rights that have been
mandated by this court many times.
It makes sense for this court to reaffirm its past
cases every so often, otherwise lower courts can
assume that the court has changed its mind or the
issue is not important if an issue has not been
reaffirmed in decades.
Judge Posner stated that void "lacks a settled or
precise meaning, and [t]he standard formulas are not
helpful, See In re Edwards 962 F.2d 641, 644 (7th Cir.
1992).
In the 1946 amendment to Rule 60 of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the advisory note
stated, "It should be noted that Rule 60(b) does not
assume to define the substantive law as to the grounds
for vacating judgments, but merely prescribes the
practice in proceedings to obtain relief."
The issue of void judgments is clearly an issue
that needs guidance.
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4. Courts Should Not Be Used for the Theft of
Property
When the Hazel-Atlas Id, patent was stolen this
court was extremely critical of that theft. The same
thing happened in Dennis Id., involving the theft of oil
land where the Fifth Circuit reversed its self in a en
bane decision, which this court upheld.
In the case at bar the State courts legalized
theft by their failure to follow State law and
Constitutional law. The Eighth District Court
judgment had more holes in it than a block of Swiss
cheese. All subsequent judgments and orders were
based on the Eighth District Court judgment. They
were nothing more than piggyback judgments.
Even though the Tenth Circuit has stated that
they review void judgments de novo, they did not
follow their own rules. Courts camouflage the issues
of void judgments by skipping them or in the case at
bar, making a gesturing remark rather than going by
their own purported mandatory rule
When lower courts don't address the issues in
a logical and pragmatic way, it causes confusion for
subsequent courts relying on that case as a precedent.
This court could expand on its federal bad faith
test and mandate more teeth in it. For instance in
Hazel-Atlas Id., the court mandated that the Third
Circuit Court of Appeals take various steps to insure
the voidness of the judgment. If this was mandated in
all instances where a judgment was void and bad faith
existed that the infringing party would as a matter of
law lose any right to counterclaim. This would not
only be a deterrent to potential bad actors but would
also expedite proceedings if bad actors forfeited any
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right to counterclaim.
5. The Tenth Circuit Did Not Follow its Own
Mandated Case Law
Some Circuits mandate de novo review of
purported void judgments, and the Tenth Circuit is one
of those circuits. If a court determines that relief
under Rule 60(b)(4) is appropriate, relief must be
granted. V T A., Inc., v. Airco, Inc., 597 F. 2d 220,
224 n. 8 (10th Cir. 1979).
The Tenth Circuit Claimed That Finding a
Judgment Void Is Retrospective Relief
The Tenth Circuit stated at p. 13
See Opening Br. at 44 ("As to [the
requirement of seeking prospective
relief], Anderson asks the court for
declaratory relief, and to declare the
Eighth District Court judgment void.");
Reply Br. at 20 ("Anderson sought
prospective relief by requesting the court
to find the judgments of the Eighth and
Third District Courts void"). This is a
request for retrospective, not prospective,
relief. See Buchheit, 705 F.3d at 1159.
In other words, "a federal court can't review a
void judgment pursuant to Rule 60(b)&(d), of the
Federal Rules of Federal Procedure." It is also a
constructive thumbing of their nose at the Supreme
Court precedent in numerous decisions such as
Dennis, Id. Hazel-Atlas, Id. Jefferson v. Upton Id.
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6. Crooked Lawyers Should Be Stopped from
Deviating from Constitutional Law
Crooked Lawyers give the legal profession a bad
name. Crooked Lawyers have always been a problem
and might be the second oldest profession in a
democratic society. Their corruption creates severe
consequences because they can have huge impacts on
a citizens life and constitutional rights and take up
valuable time of the courts, see "The First Statute of
Westminister" in the year 1275, putting crooked
lawyers in prison for a year and a day.
Lower courts state what they think the law is,
concerning void judgments but when it comes down to
making a decision, many times they allow corruption
to prevail when large law firms are involved. As an
example, examine the statement by the federal
District Court judge in the case at bar, in stead of
tackling the void judgment issue head on he dismissed
Petitioners motion for summary judgment in a footnote
because he dismissed the case. However, the case was
dismissed after Petitioner filed the motion.
It is unfair to allow a court of appeals to dismiss
a case on issues that are not jurisdictional when the
case is void because the plaintiffs only option is to
request a writ of certiorari, because if the plaintiff goes
back to district court, the district court will simply
quote the appellant court. This in turn places a
petitioners chances of prevailing at about 100 to one,
the amount of petitions for certiorari divided by the
number of cases actually heard by the Supreme Court.
If the district court does it job in the first place, of
looking at each of plaintiffs cause of action separately,
the courts of appeals is not faced with issue of void
judgments. It is easy for the court of appeals to
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assume the judgment was correct, especially when the
plaintiff is pro Se.
Of course federal courts have inherent power to
sanction unscrupulous parties, but because there have
been so few Supreme Court cases, courts may be
hesitant to sanction bad actors from large influential
law firms without guidance.
High-powered attorneys should not be allowed
to change the procedure established by the Supreme
Court and Tenth Circuit that District Courts must
analyze each constitutional cause of action separately.
In the case at bar no court analyzed the claims
separately, but instead dismissed on non jurisdictional
issues. When attorneys are allowed to bend the rules
because their client is a judge or other high ranking
purported civil servants, citizens lose faith in
government.
Pro Se Litigants Should Have Full
Constitutional Rights Regarding Void Judgments
Pro se litigants should have the same
constitutional protections as litigants who hire large
big law firms. Petitioner's rights were trampled on in
every court, both state and federal. Pro se litigants
need to be reassured that their rights will not be
trampled on because they don't have an attorney. In
the case at bar, Defendants stole Anderson's paid-for
home and $50,000 belonging to Anderson that he
invested in the partnership and three years of hard
work for the partnership. Therefore Petitioner had no
choice except to proceed pro Se.
This Court Should Once Again Remind
Lower Courts That a Void Judgment Cannot Gain
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Legitimacy, Therefore Any Issue Trying to Justify the
Void Judgment Is Also Void as a Matter of Supreme
Court Law
The definition of void ab initio by that definition
mandates that a void judgment can never gain
legitimacy because it is void from the inception.
Therefore this case is simple, if the judgment is void,
then all subsequent orders and judgments are void as
a matter of law. The fact is that each and every
decision in each and every court was based on the
Eighth District Court void judgment. The decisions
were all piggyback decisions. No court delved into the
void judgment issue in spite of the fact it is void on its
face. Inasmuch as the judgment is void on its face,
this is a very simple case. The volume of exhibits is
needed by this court's rules. However, only small
parts of the exhibits need be examined as is shown
below.
Because a void judgment cannot gain
legitimacy, any subsequent claim or argument is also
void and without merit. The Tenth Circuit dismissed
the complaint on various grounds, which are issues for
a jury, and should not be issues for dismissal at the
motion to dismiss stage of the proceedings. These
issues would and should not be reasons for dismissal
pursuant to case law, prior to Defendants answering
the complaint. The Tenth Circuit got the buggy in
front of the horse. The point is, if the judgment is void
all other orders and issues are irrelevant and also void.
Every issue that happened subsequently to a void
judgment is without merit because a void judgment
can never gain legitimacy, any argument is also
therefore without merit and also void. See Armstrong
v. Manzo 380 U. S. 5451 551 552, the slate must be
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wiped clean when the right to be heard has been
denied. With this in mind, the only issue in front of
the court is whether or not the judgment is void. Even
though the issues are void, because the judgment is
void, they will be addressed briefly below to show they
were not proper issues before any Court for other
reasons.
In the Civil Rights Cases 109 U. S. 3, 11, 17
(1883), this Court pointed out that the Amendment
makes void "State action of every kind" which is
inconsistent with the guaranties therein contained,
and extends to manifestations of "State authority in
the shape of laws, customs, or judicial or executive
proceedings. Shelley v. Kraemer 334 U. S. 1, at 14.
In Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings. v. Hill, 281 U.
S. 673, 680 (1930), this Court, through Mr. Justice
Brandeis stated:
The federal guaranteed right of
due process extends to state action
through its judicial as well as through its
legislative executive or administrative
branch of government.
The action of state courts in
imposing penalties of depriving parties of
other substantive rights without
providing adequate notice and
opportunity to defend, has, of course, long
been regarded as a denial of the due
process of law guaranteed by the
Fourteenth Amendment
opportunity to defend was put off for
another day and another court.
.
.
Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings. v.
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Hill, supra. Cf. Pennoyer v. Neff,95 U.
S. 714 (1878).
The case at bar has been going on for 10 years.
If courts were mandated to address void judgments, it
would help cut down on court time on void judgment
cases. The reason the case has continues to go on is
Defendants have tried to put lipstick on the void
judgment by using red-herring arguments.
If the court addressed void judgments in
contrast with voidable judgments, it would help lower
courts address the void judgment issue.
In the Interest of Justice
What about "in the interest of justice," when
cases are extremely flagrant like the case at bar where
the attorneys and judge broke nearly every rule
mandated under the constitution? Under Utah law
there is law concerning stealing real property. Of
course the only way to steal real property is through
fraud, because it can't be moved. In this case the
defendants used the courts to steal Anderson's paid for
home.
Litigants need to feel like they got a fair shake
and that does not happen when courts say one thing
but do another as in the case at bar.
This Court Should Act Here Because the
Defense Attorneys Have Constructively Thumbed the
Nose at Justice Ginsberg and Other Justices
In the various courts Petitioner Anderson has
been in front of, the defense attorneys have
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constructively thumbed their noses at Justice Ginsberg
and the eight other members of the Nelson Id.,court
because it was a unanimous decision.
Justices
Thomas and Breyer who were part of the Nelson
decision are still members of the Supreme Court.
It is not just the Nelson Id., case written by
justice Ginsberg that is at issue here, there are four
other cases involved in Anderson's question to this
court, that could have enormous implications if the
judgment is allowed to stand. Courts could surmise
there is not such a thing as a void judgment because
the issue was not addressed here.
Dennis v. Sparks Id., was decided in 1980, so it
appears defendants disregard the Dennis ruling in
regards to the case at bar as non stare decisis. They
must think the precedent does not apply when the
justices that were part of the decision are no longer on
the court. However, Nelson v. Adams Id, a unanimous
decision was written by Justice Ginsberg. Justice
Thomas was also involved in that decision. You would
think that lower courts would wait until justices are no
longer on the court before they try to throw aside stare
decisis. Of course Hazel-Atlas, Id., was decided in
1942, but the other side of the coin is that Jefferson v.
Upton Id was decided in 2010. Besides the case at bar
was decided on non jurisdictional issues at the motion
to dismiss stage of the proceedings officers of the court
should not be thumbing their nose at the justices of
this court, by refusing to address every single
constitutional issue in the question before this court.
United Student Aid Fun ds, Inc. v. Espinosa, 130 S. Ct.
1367 made it clear that a void judgment is still a part
of present law, but did not define what constitutes a
void judgment. Commentators and lower courts have
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different ideas interpreting what this court meant in
Espinosa, Id.
Rule 60(b)&(d) of the Federal Rules of
Federal Procedure Should Be Addressed
Rule 60(b)(4) and (d)(1) and (3) of the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure should be addressed and the
case at a bar brings this Rule into focus. This Court
has provided little guidance on applying Rule 60 for
fraud upon the court misrepresentation or void
judgments. Of course the reason is that void
judgments are rare. In Herring v. United States of
America 424 F.3d 384, 386 (3rd Cir. 2005) the court
stated, "Actions for fraud upon the court are so rare
that this Court has not previously had the occasion to
articulate a legal definition of the concept." The court
went on to quote some definitions of other circuits in
the footnotes. The Court then rejected the Tenth
Circuit requirements for a void judgment and went to
make their own requirements.
When appellant Courts go through the motions
without addressing the major issue of a case prior to
their decision, it is unfair. This is especially true when
a judgments is void on its face. Without some type of
mandate which the Tenth Circuit claims to use justice
will not be served and crooked lawyers will prevail.
When a Litigant Claims a Judgment Is
Void on its Face, All Courts Should Be Mandated to
Review That Issue in Their Decision
In everyday life, when a person does not want
to take about a certain subject, they change the
subject. How can a litigant feel like the court was fair
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when the lawyers and judges refuse to address the
issue in a pragmatic manner instead of avoiding the
void issue like the plague by simply issuing piggyback
judgments based on the Eighth District Court
judgment. In the case at bar if a single judge would
have explained the reason for their decision, Petitioner
may have felt the proceeding was fair, but of course
that never happened, not a single time, nor could they.
However all courts state that if a judgment is void it
must be addressed. This court set the example in
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co. vHartford-Empire Co., 322 U.S.
238 (1944), by mandating that,
The judgment is reversed with
directions to set aside the 1932 judgment
of the Circuit Court of Appeals, [1] recall
the 1932 mandate, [2] dismiss Hartford's
appeal, and [3] issue mandate to the
District Court directing it to set aside its
judgment entered pursuant to the Circuit
Court of Appeals' mandate, [4] to
reinstate its original judgment denying
relief to Hartford, and [5] to take such
additional action as may be necessary
and appropriate.
If the title of pro se instead of J.D. is a reason
for a decision and/or avoiding the issues then the
constitution is meaningless.
It has been said that a void judgment can never
gain legitimacy. Who is going to tell the lower courts
that the judgment against Petitioner is
unconstitutional for four or five reasons, and that void
judgments cannot stand?
When a court refuses to even talk about
misrepresentations, void judgments, fraud upon the
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court and due process or explain why it will not
address the issue, it obviously means the court has no
answer. It is not just the courts that have refused to
talk about the void judgment, but is also all
defendants, and the lawyers for the State and the
lawyer for Utah courts. When a court slides an issue
under the rug it is an obvious thumb on the scales of
justice.
There can be no justice without
transparency. Petitioner brought up the issues of void
judgment and due process but each and every court
refused to address the issues and rendered piggyback
judgments relying on misrepresentations of
Defendants in the Eighth District Court judgment.
13. Void Judgments Are Part of Common Law
Void judgments can be traced back to early
English common law. It made sense then and now
because declaring a void judgment void promotes the
integrity of the courts. Courts and citizens in this age
of computers have no problem quickly finding what the
law is regarding various legal issues. So, if a court
says the law is such and such then does something
else, citizens rightfully feel they got a raw deal.
Stretching the law is evolution of the law that
can happen because no person thinks the same
including judges. Attorneys trying to help their
clients clutter the law with minuscule phrases when
put together can change the meaning of the law over
time. The issues that come before a court no doubt
have implications as to decisions on future opinions,
therefore because all cases are different, the law gets
stretched, pulled and pushed in different directions
simply by purported stare decisis of each circuit. The
need for Realigning the various issues that have
veered off in different directions is important,
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especially on due process and equal protection issues.
The case at bar covers both issues, and other
constitutional issues. The case is important because it
covers various ways a judgment may be considered
void.
It Is Unfair for a District or Circuit Court
to Use non Jurisdictional Issues to Dismiss a Law
Suit at the Motion to Dismiss Stage of the
Proceedings
It is unfair for this court to use non
jurisdictional issues to dismiss a law suit at the motion
to dismiss stage of the proceedings, when refuses to go
into detail on a judgment that is void on its face as a
matter of law. In this case the District and Tenth
Circuit courts dismissed Anderson's claims that are
issues for the jury. Of course if the judgment is void
the slate should be wiped clean, Armstrong, Id.
Because the judgments against Anderson are
void on their face as a matter of law, independent of
which federal court of appeals is quoted, the reasons
for granting the writ of certiorari are more important
than this particular case. The court's input would give
clear guidance for future cases that come before all
courts, both state and federal.
Courts Are Afraid to Undue Another
Court's Judgment Thereby Denying Constitutional
Rights
Courts are afraid to undue another courts
judgment because the parameters have been laid out
by the circuit courts for the most part. Anderson
presented the issue to the Eighth District Court, the
Third District Court, Utah Court of Appeals, the
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federal District Court and the Tenth Circuit Court of
Appeals. Each and every court avoided the void
judgment issue like the plague. They all refused to
even mention the words, "void judgment." If a single
court would have had the intestinal fortitude to at
least say, "The judgment is not void because of such
and such or so and so," it would at least have the
appearance of a fair proceeding. However, not a single
court dared go there. The courts have no answer
because the judgement was void on its face from the
beginning as a matter of law, therefore the courts
issued piggyback judgments relying on the Eighth
District Court judgment and arguments that may
apply if the judgment was not void. This problem is
nation wide and an internet article was written about
the issue entitled, Rule 60(b)(4): "When the Courts of
Limited Jurisdiction Yield to Finality," by Stephen
Ludovici.
In addressing most or all issues involving void
judgments at one time, it makes the law clear as to
when a judgment is, void thereby avoiding confusion
in later cases. This is a simple case to adjudicate,
because the judgment is void on its face as a matter of
law under Tenth Circuit precedent, which
automatically does away with non-jurisdictional
issues, that should be decided by a jury.
There can be no question that the Eighth
District Court judgment was void on its face, and each
and every subsequent judgment at best relied upon the
Eighth District Court's void judgment. There was a
total of six serial piggyback judgments happening in
every single court where the issue of the void judgment
was raised. The point being that even though courts
claim that they review a pro se litigant's complaint
liberally, it is much easier to rely on a large law firm's
claims.
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16. No One Is above the Law
The old adage "No one is above the law," does
not exist in this case because Defendants stole a paid
for home with impunity, and they used the courts to do
it. Hearing the case would reaffirm that "no one is
above the law."
"EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW"
These
words, written above the main entrance to the
Supreme Court Building, express the ultimate
responsibility of the Supreme Court of the United
States. The Court is the highest tribunal in the Nation
for all cases and controversies arising under the
Constitution or the laws of the United States. As the
final arbiter of the law, the Court is charged with
ensuring the American people the promise of equal
justice under law and, thereby, also functions as
guardian and interpreter of the Constitution.
In the case at bar, all courts both State and
federal have been afraid to mention due process, equal
protection, void judgment, or any other constitutional
issue mandated upon all courts by the constitution. At
the same time the courts say they address pro se
complaints liberally.
In contrast, regarding constitutional cases, in M
A. K Investment Group, LLC v. City of Glendale No.
16-1492 (May 14, 2018), with numerous lawyers for
the plaintiff, the Tenth Circuit reversed on a narrow
due process issue, while refusing to mention due
process, or void judgment in Anderson's pro se case.
M A. K Id was decided less than two months prior to
Anderson's case. Although courts claim they review
pro se cases liberally, the analogy says wrong.
Anderson's complaint has thirteen federal causes of
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action. Neither the District Court of the Court of
Appeals addressed the issues separately, as mandated
by the Tenth Circuit and this court.
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., more than a
hundred years ago writing for the Court in McDonald
vMabee 243 U. S. 90, 91 (1917) explained,
Subject to its conception of
sovereignty even the common law
required a judgment not be contrary to
natural justice. Douglas v. Forrest, 4
Bing. 686, 700,701, Bequet v.
MacCarthy, 2 B. & Ad. 951, 959.
Maubourquet v. Wyse (1867), 1 Ir. Rep.
C. L. 471, 481. And in States bound
together by a Constitution and subject to
the Fourteenth Amendment, great
caution should be used not to let fiction
deny the fair play that can be secured
only by a pretty close adhesion to fact.
Baker v. Baker, Eccles & Co., 242 U. S.
394.
The McDonaldld., judgment was void for lack of
service because the defendant has left the state prior
to service by publication. In the case at bar, Petitioner
does not contest the service, but subsequently the
Court broke nearly every due process requirement of
the Fourteenth Amendment.
The McDonald Id., Court at 92 also explained
that a judgment void in one state could not gain
validity in another state. Likewise, a judgment void
for Constitutional violations of procedural due process,
misrepresentation of the law, together with Statement
of Facts and Conclusions of Law with no reference to
the record, because no record existed would also be
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void in any court in which it is brought. This court
reaffirmed that position in Armstrong Id
17. Rogue Attorneys Should Be Exposed
Rogue High-powered law firms should be
exposed not protected. Petitioner made a motion that
the Tenth Circuit hire a "Special Master" to
investigate this case, and if Petitioner was wrong
about the judgment being void, he would pay for the
special master, however if the judgment was void, then
the defendants would pay for the special master. The
court refused to entertain petitioner's motion, but
instead dismissed on non-jurisdictional grounds. If the
Tenth Circuit would have mandated that the
defendants answer the complaint with specificity it
would have exposed the corruption that started in the
Eighth District Court case.
As an example, even though all private party
defendants were Defendants in Petitioners first federal
law suit, they claimed in Utah's Third District Court,
the case was dismissed by the federal district court
with prejudice, when in fact it was dismissed without
prejudice. Defendants refused to correct their
statement until the judge ruled in their favor.
In Wyatt v. Cole, 504 U. S. 158, at 161 this
Court stated:
The purpose of § 1983 is to deter
state actors from using the badge of their
authority to deprive individuals of their
federally guaranteed rights and to
provide relief to victims if such
deterrence fails. Carey v. Pjphus, 435 U.
S. 247, 254-257 (1978).
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The Wyatt court then sent the case back to
District court to see if the attorney involved was a
state actor, which shows the Tenth Circuit was wrong
in dismissing on privilege. Privilege is not a
jurisdictional issue. In addition privilege cannot
prevail over fraud, See Moss v. Parr Waddoups Brown
Gee &Loveless 287 P.3d 1157, 1166 (Utah 2012).
18. Petitioner Has Been Falsely Accused of
Being a Dead Beat Renter Because He was not
Allowed to speak in the Eighth District Court in
violation of the First Amendment
Petitioner has been falsely accused of being a
dead beat renter, which could be on his credit report
for eight years. Petitioner has never had a right to be
heard and to betaken seriously and this case is not a
he said she said case. The six page memorandum
entitled "Opposition to Motion to Dismiss" speaks for
itself. The memorandum shows 30 misrepresentations
and by its very title shows the court held the
evidentiary hearing at the motion to dismiss stage of
the proceedings. The lower courts did not allow the
document to speak or for Petitioner to speak.
In Nelson v. Adams USA., Inc., 529 U. S. 460,
466 (2000), a case that is not only on point, mirroring
the case at bar, Justice Ginsburg writing for this court
stated:
We hold that the District Court
erred in amending the judgment
immediately upon permitting
amendment of the pleading. Due process
as reflected in Rule 15 as well as Rule 12
required that Nelson be given an
opportunity to respond and contest his
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personal liability for the award after he
was made a party and before the entry of
judgment against him.
The opportunity to respond,
fundamental to due process, is the echo of
the opportunity to respond to the original
pleadings under Rule 12(a)(1)
To summarize, Nelson was never
afforded a proper opportunity to respond
to the claim against him. Instead, he
was adjudged liable the very first
moment his personal liability was legally
at issue.
Nelson's winning argument.
rests
on his right to have time and opportunity
to respond to the claim once Adams
gained leave to sue Nelson in his
individual capacity, and thereby to reach
beyond OCPs corporate till into Nelson's
personal pocket. Nelson, Id. at 469
.
.
We say
that judicial
predictions about the outcome of
hypothesized litigation cannot substitute
for the actual opportunity to defend what
due process affords every party against
whom a claim is stated. As judge
Newman wrote in his decent: "The law,
at its most fundamental, does not render
judgment simply because a person might
have been found liable had he been
charged." [Nelson Id., at 471]
.
.
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.
As this Court held that such action violated the
corporate president's due process rights since he had
no opportunity to defend. The District Court had
usurped his right to have time and opportunity to
defend the claim. Conspiracy was not an issue in
[Nelson, Id]
Anderson was refused time and opportunity to
respond after his 12(b)(6) motion was denied. This was
accomplished by Respondent- attorneys
misrepresenting the law and facts to Judge Anderson.
Judge Anderson in one fell swoop denied Petitioner
Anderson's 12(b)(6) motion and ruled for Respondents
without testimony or confrontation from either side.
The decision denied Petitioner his Fourteenth
Amendment due process rights, and his Utah Rules of
Civil Procedure rights under Rule 12(a)(1).
legislative executive or administrative branch of
government. The Nelson Id., Court continued,
The action of state courts in
imposing penalties of depriving parties of
other substantive rights without
providing adequate notice and
opportunity to defend, has, of course, long
been regarded as a denial of the due
process of law guaranteed by the
Fourteenth Amendment.
opportunity to defend was put off for
another day and another court.
Brinkerhoff-Faris Trust & Savings. V.
Hill, supra. Cf. Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.
S. 714(1878)
In the Eighth District Court case, Anderson was
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never given an opportunity to respond to the claim
that he was a renter. There was no indication that the
Court planned to end the proceedings at the motion to
dismiss stage of the proceedings. In fact, petitioner
was under the assumption and confident that he would
prevail with his Motion to Dismiss, (App. Pp. 232)
19. The Court Splits should be addressed
concerning void judgments
In Herring v. United States ofAmerica 424 F.3d
384, 386 (3'' Cir. 2005) the Court in its foot notes
explained the various definitions of void judgments by
various circuits. The splits and various definitions by
the Circuits should be addressed.
Moore's Federal Practice 3D 60-159 §60.44,
details different Circuits reasons for void judgments.
At 60-163 § 60.44[51[b] [a], Moore.s stated,
Every Rule 60(b) motion is, at
least theoretically, subject to the court's
discretion (see § 60.22[1] However, if a
judgment is void, the only way the court
can exercise its discretion is by granting
relief.
In other words, if a court
determines that a judgment is truly void,
and not simply erroneous (see[1], above,
the court really has no discretion at all; it
must recognize that the judgment is a
nullity and grant relief.
At [c] Moore's continued,
as discussed in § 60.65[1], Rule 609(c)(1)
requires that every motion seeking relief
from judgment under Rule 60(b) be
brought "within a reasonable time. This
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requirement technically applies to
motions under Rule 60(b)(4), because of
the unique considerations applicable to
void judgments, a motion brought many
years after the judgment was obtained
may nevertheless be made within a
reasonable time. The mere fact that a
significant amount of time has passed
since a void judgment since a void
judgment was rendered cannot "cure" its
fatal infirmity. For this reason, some
authority states that a motion under
Rule 60(b)(4) may be made at any time.
[5] footnotes detailing various circuits
position omitted]
20. Wiping the Slate Clean
By wiping the slate clean as this court did in
Armstrong Id., it will send a message that fraud upon
the court, denial of due process, denial of equal
protection, conspiracy, and refusal to refer to the
record will not be tolerated. If this court were to make
mandates as it did in Hazel-Atlas Id., it will send a
message of what can happen when courts deny
Constitutional rights.
CONCLUSION
Because of the 20 reasons Petitioner has put
forth, in this Petition for certiorari this Court should
set aside the Eighth District Court judgment against
Petitioner. The Court should also wipe the slate clean
as in Armstrong Id., mandate the lower courts and
State courts set aside their Orders and Judgments as
in Hazel Atlas Id, and clarify other issues in this
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Petition as it sees fit. The issues presented are
conspiracy, due process, equal protection, First
Amendment violations, fraud upon the court, and
referring to the record when writing the Findings of
Fact and Conclusions of Law.
Respectfully Submitted October, 2018
Greg Anderson
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