Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-1 Page: 1 Filed: 02/11/2015 (1 of 72) UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
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15-1326 - Glassey v. Microsemi Inc.
Date of docketing: February 11, 2015
Appeal from: United States District Court for the Northern District of California case no. 3:14-cv-03629-WHA
Appellant(s): Michael E. McNeil, Todd S. Glassey
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Daniel E. O'Toole Clerk of Court cc: United States District Court for the Northern District of California Heather F. Auyang Stephen Andrew Chiari David R. Eberhart Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-1 Page: 2 Filed: 02/11/2015 (2 of 72)
Todd S. Glassey Jonathan S. Kagan James Lin Michael E. McNeil Warren Metlitzky Jason David Russell Stefani E. Shanberg
Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 1 Filed: 02/11/2015 (3 of 72)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 333 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001-2866 Phone: 202-216-7000 I Facsimile: 202-219-8530
Plaintiff: Glassey and McNeil In Pro Se
vs. Civil Action No. 3:14-CV-03629
Defendant: Microsemi Inc, et AI.
CIVIL NOTICE OF APPEAL
Notice is hereby given this day of January 20 -·15 that Glassey and McNeil do hereby Amend the original Notice of Appeal hereby appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the judgement of this court entered on the 29 day of __D_e_c __ , 20_1_4 , in favor of Defendants (and US Government) against said Claims of Intellectual Property Fraud Losses and related matters
Todd S. Glassey, In ProSe
Attorney or Pro Se Litigant
(Pursuant to Rule 4(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure a notice of appeal in a civil action must be filed within 30 days after the date of entry of judgment or 60 days if the United States or officer or agency is a party)
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A-2 (01/07) NOTICE OF APPEAL United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The motions todismiss are rules asfollows.Forthe reasonsstatedherein,allclaims are assign themselves patentrightstheyadmit theydonotown. motions, includingamotion totakeamulti-trillion dollar lossontheir2014taxesandamotion to their rights“controlmost onlinecommerce intheUStoday.” intellectual propertyrightsto“apartofvirtually allnetworkingsystems inuseglobally” andthat have suedmore thantwentydefendants, including loss inhistory”basedonallegationstheysay“soundedLooneyoriginally.”Nevertheless, and “UNSERVED”DOES, ERIK VANDERKAAY,ANDTHALESGROUP, NETFLIX INC.,ORACLEMARKHASTINGS, JUNIPER NETWORKS, MICROSOFTCORP., PAYPAL INC.,GOOGLE APPLE INC.,CISCOEBAY THE IETFANDINTERNETSOCIETY, STATE OFCALIFORNIA,GOVERNORBROWN, PRESIDENT OFTHEUNITEDSTATES, MICROSEMI INC,USGOVERNMENT, v. TODD S.GLASSEYandMICHAELE.MCNEIL, Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page1of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:3Filed:02/11/2015 Having reviewedthemore than1,000 pages lardedintherecordbyplaintiffs,thisorder A weekafterfilingtheirsecondamended complaint, plaintiffs filedsix“dispositive” Two pro se Defendants. Plaintiffs, plaintiffs seektoobtainmillions of dollarsindamages for the“largestfraud FOR THENORTHERNDISTRICTOFCALIFORNIA IN THEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT * * * G RANTED . Allofplaintiffs’motions are the UnitedStates.Plaintiffsclaim toownthe / VACATING HEARINGS SUMMARY JUDGMENT,AND PENDING MOTIONSFOR COMPLAINT, DENYINGALL SECOND AMENDED TO DISMISS,STRIKING ORDER GRANTINGMOTIONS No. C14-03629WHA D ISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE D ENIED . . (5 of72) United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 No. 3:13-cv-04662-NC(N.D. Cal.)(JudgeNatCousins). No. 4:06-cv-06128-PJH(N.D. Cal.)(JudgePhyllisHamilton); al. Technologies, etal. No. 04-05142(N.D.Cal.Bankr.) (JudgeMarilynMorgan); dismissal withprejudice(Dkt.No.109).Theinitialcasemanagement conferencewasvacated. plausible case.Theywerewarnedthatfailureto curetheidentifieddeficienciescouldresultin complaint wasstricken. Plaintiffsweregivenonemore chancetopleadtheirbestandmost denied. Sixdefendantsthenmoved todismiss andinanOctober2014order,thefirstamended was issued. voluntarily dismissed aswell,after anordertoshowcauseregardingsubject-matter jurisdiction Symmetricom, Inc. Ct.). dismissed thelawsuit. contract, andotherclaims arisingfrom thesettlement agreements. Plaintiffs thenvoluntarily plaintiffs commenced alawsuit inSantaCruzSuperiorCourt,allegingmalpractice, breachof patents referencedinthesecondamended complaint. 1999 viatwosettlement agreements. DefendantMicrosemi Corp.isnowtheassigneeof alleged thatplaintiffs assignedtheirintellectualpropertyrightstoanentitycalledDatum Inc.in least sevenlawfirms wereretainedfor thismatter. Corp., NetflixInc.,OraclePayPala Apple Inc.,CiscoeBayGoogleJuniperNetworksMicrosemi Inc.,Microsoft States, the“StateofCalifornia,”individuals,andmany technologycompanies —including, , No. 5:05-cv-01604-RMW (N.D. Cal.) (Judge Ronald Whyte); (N.D.Cal.)(JudgeRonaldWhyte); , No.5:05-cv-01604-RMW Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page2of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:4Filed:02/11/2015 * Pro se Plaintiffs subsequentlycommenced anewlawsuitinfederalcourt. After thesettlement agreements weresigned—approximately sevenyearslater— In essence,totheextentcomprehensible, theeighty-pagesecondamended complaint Pro se Mr. Glasseyhascommenced severalactionsinour district. plaintiffslatercommenced thisaction.Their motion fora“three-judgepanel”was plaintiffsareToddGlasseyandMichaelMcNeil. , No. 5:04-cv-02522-JW (N.D.Cal.)(JudgeJames , No.5:04-cv-02522-JW Ware); , No.3:13-cv-04662-NC(N.D.Cal.)(JudgeNatCousins).Thatactionwas McNeil, etal.v.Symmetricom,Inc. nd more. The UnitedStateshasappearedandat 2 Glassey v.NationalInstitute of Standards& Glassey,etal.v.Symmetricom, Inc. Glassey v.D-LinkCorporation See, e.g. , No.CV-165643(SantaCruzSup. * Glassey v.AmanoCorporation, et DefendantsincludetheUnited , Glassey v.AmanoCorp.,etal. Glassey, etal.v. , , , (6 of72) United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 that offends theConstitutionisrejected. exist) wereissuedtoanunidentified “attorney”whichthencouldcreatea“conflict of interest” Their contentionthatitispossibleFISAwarrants may existandthatthosewarrants(ifthey —, 133S.Ct.1138,1150(2013).Plaintiffs’theory, totheextentcomprehensible, isfarfetched. three-judge panelisrequired. panel (Dkt.No.70).Now,plaintiffsmove again “abandoned” patentapplications allegedlyfiledin their 2014taxesbasedon “lossofaccess”totheir“intellectualpropertyrights” basedon does notsufficetoestablishArticleIIIstanding. The Supreme CourthasstatedintheFISAcontextthatamere speculative chainof possibilities attorney-client relationships.TheUnitedStatesfiledanoppositionbrief(Dkt.No.158). to refuseopenfraudinvestigations,andthatthere“could”beinterferencewithpotential “treason” hasoccurredandthatthereisa“seditiousconspiracy”byvariousforeigngovernments Plaintiffs donotknowifanywarrantsexist,they Internationally issuedFISAorIntelligenceWarrants” concerningvarious“intellectualproperty.” defendants (whohaveappeared)eachfiledbriefs.Thisorderrulesasfollows. stricken. DefendantMicrosemi, Inc.thenfiledamotion todismiss. to showcauseregardingwhetherthesecondamended complaint should(ornot)be six motions. Defendant InternetSocietyfiledamo Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page3of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:5Filed:02/11/2015 Plaintiffs’ motion is .M 3. M Plaintiffs’ motion is 2. No motion toquash“FISAorrelatedwarrants”couldpossiblybejustifiedonthisrecord. R Plaintiffs’ motion is 1. In responsetotheordershowcause,plaintiffs,UnitedStates,andother An eighty-pagesecondamended complaint wasthenfiled.Aweeklater,plaintiffsfiled ENEWED OTION TO OTION OTION FOR M Q D D D OTION FOR P UASH ENIED ENIED ENIED ARTIAL FISA . Apriororderdeniedtheoriginalmotion forathree-judge . Plaintiffs move totakeamulti-trillion dollar“fraud loss”on . Plaintiffs move toquash“anyexistingIntelligenceor S T UMMARY OR OR HREE R ELATED -J 3 for athree-judgepanel.Asstatedbefore,no forthrightly admit. Theyinsteadspeculatethat Clapper v.AmnestyInternationalUSA UDGE foreigncountries.Plaintiffs pointtoonline J tion todismiss. Bothsidesweretheninvited UDGMENT W P ANEL ARRANTS R . E “F . RAUD L OSS .” , —U.S. (7 of72) United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 104 F.2d967,969(3dCir. 1939).Plaintiffs’relianceon Telular Corp. 121-2). to the“ProtectedTechnology,”aterm definedatlengthinthesettlement agreement (Dkt.No. royalties fortheyears2000through2002,plaintiffs agr thereof” withrightstosublicense(Dkt.No.121-3). Inthe“TTIsettlement,” in exchange for a non-exclusive,irrevocableworldwidelicenseto the“PhaseIITechnologyandderivative “Controlling AccessPatent”andpatentapplicationto in exchangefor$300,000,plaintiffsagreedtoassignallrights,title,andinterestthe (based ontheunauthenticatedsettlement agreements filed byplaintiffs), inthe“DDIsettlement,” moving to“void” thesettlement agreements theysignedmore thanfifteenyearsago.Inshort briefs havebeenread. appropriate. Plaintiffs’motion totakea“fraudloss”ontheir2014taxes is plaintiffs’ filingsandthisordertotheInternalRevenueServiceanyotheragenciesas it willnotbereferredtotheiroffice.TheUnitedStatesAttorneymay forwardacopyof “tax” matter plaintiffsbrought.SincetheUnitedStatesAttorneyisalreadyawareofthismotion, the complaint; and(4)thebaremotion lackedanyswornandauthenticatedsupport. plaintiffs’ motion wasprocedurallyimproper becauseitwasfiledbeforeanydefendantanswered jurisdiction; (2)thereisnoevidencetheUnitedStateswaiveditssovereignimmunity; (3) D Australia. Plaintiffs’requestsforjudicialno “printouts” from patentofficesinEurope,S ENIED Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page4of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:6Filed:02/11/2015 To “void”thesetwosettlement agreements, plaintiffs reference twodecisions: Plaintiffs move toawardthemselves “fullcustody” oftwoUnitedStatespatentsby Plaintiffs statethatdocketnumber 123“replaces”docketnumber 118.Nevertheless,both None ofthereliefdemandedbyplaintiffsisgranted The UnitedStatesrespondsthatplaintiffs’motion shouldbedeniedbecause(1)thereisno .M 4. . , 449F.App’x941,945 (Fed. Cir.2011)and OTION TO OTION V OID THE DDI AND outh Africa,Japan,Brazil,Korea,Canada,and tice, whichwerenotproperlyauthenticated,are 4 TTI
S Datum, Inc.Plaintiffsalsogranted Datum ETTLEMENTS eed todisclaim anyownershipinorrights Gellman . ThisCourtlacksjurisdictionoverthe Talbot v.Quaker-StateOil Ref.Co. and . Talbot D ENIED ismisplaced. . Gellman v. (8 of72) , United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 passed. years,” plaintiffssuedtoenforcethoseagreements backin2009. Thestatuteoflimitations has if plaintiffsneverreceiveda“countersignedcopy” provided inthesecondamended complaint andnoneofplaintiffsarguments ispersuasive.Even should be“voided”basedontherecordpresented.Indeed,nonoticeofthis“claim forrelief”was answered thecomplaint andbeforetheinitialcasemanagement conference(Dkt.No.148). and (4)plaintiffs’motion wasprocedurallyimproper becauseitwasfiledbeforeanydefendant plaintiffs nowseekto“void;”(3)norescissionclaim waspledinthesecondamended complaint; (2) thesecondamended complaint reliedonthevalidityoftwosettlement agreements should bedeniedbecause(1)plaintiffs’claims arebarredbythefour-yearstatuteoflimitations; party permitted toenforcethetwopatentsatissue”(Opp.1).Itarguesthatplaintiffs’motion Talbot co-owner. Thatjudgment wasbindinginthelater-filedfederallawsuit.Neither owner ofapatenthadthepowertograntlicense because of standing toassertpatentinfringement. (Moreonthisbelow.) sole ownershipwas“thinandunsupportive,”dismi the legalownersofassertedpatentwerenotpartiestoactionandplaintiff’sevidence standing. Plaintiff’slatehusbandwasanamed co-i patent andto“reassign” that patentand“allpublishedinstancesofit”to themselves. As “proof,” requests forjudicialnoticeare Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page5of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:7Filed:02/11/2015 support“voiding”thetwosettlement agreements here. Plaintiffs’ motion is Accordingly, plaintiffs’motion is No reasonablejurorcouldfindthatthesettlement agreements plaintiffssignedin1999 Defendant Microsemi statesthatitisthecurrentassignee,“soleownerandonly In .M 5. In Talbot Gellman res judicata (anon-bindingdecisionfrom 1939),theThirdCircuitaffirmed dismissal OTION FOR (anunpublisheddecision),theFederalCircuitaffirmed dismissal forlackof . TheSupreme CourtofPennsylvaniahadpreviouslyheldthatonejoint D P ENIED ARTIAL D ENIED AS . Plaintiffsmove toaddthemselves asnamed inventors toa S UMMARY D M ENIED OOT 5 . tothepatentwithoutconsentofother . Totheextentnotreliedupon,Microsemi’s J ofthesettlement agreements for“12and3/4 ssal wasproper.Heretoo,plaintiffslack nventor oftheassertedpatent.Becauseall UDGMENT OF P ATENT I NVENTORSHIP Gellman nor . (9 of72) United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Microsemi’s requestsforjudicialnoticeare Society alsoarguesthat plaintiffs shouldbe plaintiffs lardedintothe record innowaysupportthereliefdemanded, saysdefendant.Internet to identifyanyspecificpublicationorstandardpromulgated by defendant.The“narratives” complaint failedtoallegeownershipinany identifiablecopyrightedworkand(2)plaintiffsfailed specific swornfacts.Inpertinentpart,InternetSociety arguesthat(1)thesecondamended argues thatnoreliefcanbeprovidedforpl activity” withinit—notalegalentitydefendant clarifies. Inanyevent,Internet Society Plaintiffs seekcopyrightprotectionovertheIETF’spublications. companies, includingApple,Google, Cisco,Micros Engineering TaskForce(“IETF”)isa“rogue IETF StandardcontainingPlaintiffs’PHASE-IIIPs” PERFORMANCE RIGHTSSTANDINGagainsttheex relief demanded byplaintiffs.Plaintiffs’motion is before theinitialcasemanagement conference(Dkt.No.156). was procedurallyimproper becauseitwasfiledbeforeanydefendantansweredthecomplaint and “all publishedinstances”ofthepatentshouldbe“reassigned”tothem; and(4)plaintiffs’motion plaintiffs contributedtoconceptionoftheclaime since therelevantpatentissuedin2002;(2)thereisnoclearandconvincingevidencethat plaintiffs thesoleinventors. they soughtto“void”above)purportedlysuppor plaintiffs arguethatthe“existence”oftheirsettlement agreements (theverysame agreements Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page6of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:8Filed:02/11/2015 .M 6. Defendant InternetSocietyisanon-profitcorporationandtheIETFan“organized Plaintiffs’ Motionis There isnoevidenceintherecord,letaloneclearandconvincingevidence,supporting Defendant Microsemi arguesthat(1)plaintiffs’inventorshipclaim isbarredbylaches OTION FOR D P ENIED ARTIAL . Totheextentcomprehensible, plaintiffsseek“full S UMMARY aintiffs’ baremotion, whichwasunsupportedby D ordered toshowcausewhy theyshouldnotbe state,” whopublishedstandardsusedbytechnology ENIED AS 6 ts removing thenamed inventorsandmaking d invention;(3)plaintiffsprovidednoproofthat J D UDGMENT RE oft, Oracle,JuniperNetworks,andsoforth. (Br.2).PlaintiffsarguethattheInternet ENIED ecution ofanyprogram derivedfrom an M OOT . Totheextentnotreliedupon, . “P ERFORMANCE R IGHTS (10 of72) .” United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 556 U.S.662,678(2009)and plausible claim. Noneofplaintiffs’ amended complaint are utterly frivolouslawsuit. Accordingly,defendant States, andsevenlawfirms shouldnotbedragged intoincurringtheexpenseofthishopelessand to dismiss andthepriororderstrikingcomplaint. Twentydefendants,including theUnited previously identified,despitehavinghadanopportunity toreviewthethen-pendingsixmotions granting leavetoamend wouldbefutile. Plaintiffs havefailed tocurethemultitude of defects motions todismiss, andplaintiffs’responsetotheorder showcause,thisorderfindsthat antitrust injury. statute oflimitations haslongpassed. time-barred. Most, ifnotall,ofplaintiffs’claims datebacktothe1990sandearly2000s.The for eventheyconcedethatdonotowntheassertedpatents. standing tosuetheUnitedStates. failed toestablishthattheUnitedStateshaswaiveditssovereignimmunity, orthattheyhave problems with plaintiffs’ pleadingsoonlya few willbecalledoutnow. plausible casecouldresultindismissal withprejudice(Dkt.No.109). multitude of defects. Atthattime, plaintiffs werewarnedthatfailure topleadtheirbestandmost Plaintiffs arenowontheirsecondamended complaint, aftertheirpriorpleadingwasstrickenfora Plaintiffs’ motion is shown anyspecificswornevidencethatthey“own”theInternetSociety’spublications. brought.) declared avexatiouslitigant.(Nomotion todeclareplaintiffs avexatiouslitiganthasbeen Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page7of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:9Filed:02/11/2015 .D Months havepassedandplaintiffsutte 7. Having consideredplaintiffs’secondamended complaint, plaintiffs’oppositionstothe It isnowhopelesstocontinuewiththislawsuit.Therearetoomany fundamental None ofthereliefdemanded byplaintiffsiswa ISMISSAL OFTHE D ENIED G RANTED . Bell AtlanticCorp.v.Twombly . Second S ECOND pleadings (Dkt.Nos.1,6,112)satisfied Fourth , plaintiffslackstandingtoassertpatentinfringement A , thesecondamended complaint failedtoallege MENDED 7 s’ motions todismiss and tostrikethesecond rly failedtofileapleadingthatstates rranted bythisrecord.Plaintiffshavenot C OMPLAINT , 550U.S.544,555(2007). Third . , plaintiffs’claims are First Ashcroft v.Iqbal , plaintiffshave (11 of72) , United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 herein ( ae: Dcme 9 04 Dated: December 29,2014. order. complaint ishereby relied upon,allofplaintiffs’requestsforjudicialnoticeare Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document185Filed12/29/14Page8of8 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:10Filed:02/11/2015 IT ISSOORDERED. For thereasonsstatedherein,allofplaintiffs’motions are i.e. , January8,15,and29)arehereby
S TRICKEN . Theentireactionis CONCLUSION V ACATED 8 U W D NITED ILLIAM ISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE . Judgment shallbeenteredinaseparate D S ENIED TATES A LSUP D ENIED . Thesecondamended D ISTRICT . Totheextentnot J . Allhearings UDGE (12 of72) United States District Court For the Northern District of California 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ae: Dcme 9 04 Dated: December 29,2014. striking secondamended complaint, and “UNSERVED”DOES, ERIK VANDERKAAY,ANDTHALESGROUP, NETFLIX INC.,ORACLEMARKHASTINGS, JUNIPER NETWORKS, MICROSOFTCORP., PAYPAL INC.,GOOGLE APPLE INC.,CISCOEBAY THE IETFANDINTERNETSOCIETY, STATE OFCALIFORNIA,GOVERNORBROWN, PRESIDENT OFTHEUNITEDSTATES, MICROSEMI INC,USGOVERNMENT, v. TODD S.GLASSEYandMICHAELE.MCNEIL, defendants andagainstplaintiffs.TheClerk Case3:14-cv-03629-WHA Document186Filed12/29/14Page1of1 Case: 15-1326Document:1-2Page:11Filed:02/11/2015 IT ISSOORDERED. For thereasonsstatedinaccompanying ordergrantingmotions todismiss and Defendants. Plaintiffs, FOR THENORTHERNDISTRICTOFCALIFORNIA IN THEUNITEDSTATESDISTRICTCOURT F INAL J UDGMENT IS S HALL C U W / LOSE THE NITED ILLIAM H JUDGMENT No. C14-03629WHA EREBY S TATES A F ILE LSUP E NTERED . D ISTRICT in favorof J UDGE (13 of72) Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 12 Filed: 02/11/2015 (14 of 72)
Todd S. Glassey, In Pro Se, and Michael E. McNeil, In Pro Se 1 Todd S. Glassey In Pro Se, 305 McGaffigan Mill Rd. 2 Boulder Creek CA 95006 408-890-7321 3 [email protected] AND 4 Michael E. McNeil, In Pro Se PO Box 640 5 Felton CA 95018-0640 831-246-0998 6 [email protected]
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10 Appeal No.: 14-17574 11 Todd. S. Glassey, In Pro Se, and , Motion to Correct Filing Error and 12 Michael E. McNeil, In Pro Se, refer to DC Circuit
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18 Notice of Motion and Motion to Transfer Newly Filed Appeal to DC Circuit
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DC Circuit Referral - 1 Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 13 Filed: 02/11/2015 (15 of 72)
1 Because no substantive work has happened yet in the matter other than
2 docketing, this is the perfect time to move the appeal to the proper venue,
3 the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
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5 Therefore to correct that filing error, Plaintiffs do move with this notice
6 of motion and motion the Clerk of the Court be ordered to transfer this
7 appeal to the DC Circuit so it may be heard and properly referred to the
8 Court of Federal Claims therein.
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10 Dated this 7th day of January, 2015 11 /s/ Todd S. Glassey 12 Todd S. Glassey In Pro Se, 305 McGaffigan Mill Rd. 13 Boulder Creek CA 95006 408-890-7321 14 [email protected]
15 /s/ Michael E. McNeil AND 16 Michael E. McNeil, In Pro Se PO Box 640 17 Felton CA 95018-0640 831-246-0998 18 [email protected]
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DC Circuit Referral - 2 Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 14 Filed: 02/11/2015 (16 of 72)
May it please the Court,
Declaration in Explanation of the Filing Error in the matter herein.
1. I Todd S. Glassey Declare the following under the penalty of perjury of the Laws of the United States of America.
Notice of Appeal form has no check box or method of noticing the clerk which Court the appeal goes to 2. That I and Mr. McNeil reviewed the Pro Se Appellate Manual and filed the documents specifically as instructed. 3. The Ninth Circuit Appellate Pro Se instructions require the use of the Courts NOTICE OF APPEAL form. 4. That the NOTICE OF APPEAL FORM has no way or place to indicate to the Clerk of the US District Court where to refer the Appeal.
5. The Clerk as such assumes all appeals filed through them go to the NINTH CIRCUIT by default.
Our Matter has Tax Code and Revenue implications - should have been heard before the Court of Federal Claims 6. This matter for instance never should have been filed in the San Francisco District Court, it is a Tax Related Matter and should have been heard before the US Court of Federal Claims. 7. As such it was always our intent to file the Appeal with the DC Circuit to place the decisions pertaining to the larger issues of jurisdiction and venue in the hands of the people responsible for the rulings on tax code and enforcement issues.
8. As a Pro Se litigant McNeil and I realized this late into the process, and apologize to the court for adding more work to its already overburdened schedule. 9. We therefore ask the Clerk of the Ninth Circuit to refer this matter to the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit;
Jan 7th 2015, /s/ Todd S. Glassey, from Boulder Creek Ca, 95006 Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 15 Filed: 02/11/2015 (17 of 72)
Supplemental Memorandum pertaining to Jurisdiction
1. 26 U.S.C. § 7482(a)(1). Congress originally placed venue for all appeals from decisions issued by the U.S. Board of Tax Appeals – later renamed the U.S. Tax Court – in the regional circuits, unless the individual did not file a return. 26 U.S.C. § 1141(b)(1) (1940) (providing that “decisions may be reviewed by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the circuit in which is located the collector’s office to which was made the return of the tax in respect of which the liability arises or, if no return was made, then by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia”)
2. Since in this matter no Tax Return was filed this matter by its very nature MUST be appealed to the DC Circuit. Further from James Bamberg, A Different Point of Venue: The Plainer Meaning of Section 7482(b)(1) , 61 T AX LAW . 445 (2008), in which the author contends that [a] plain meaning reading of the [statute] instructs that the D.C. Circuit Court is the appropriate venue, the default even, for all tax cases on appeal from the Tax Court that are not expressly brought up in section 7482(b)(1). Thus, it would appear that cases dealing with . . . “collection due process” hearings . . . should all be appealed to the D.C. Circuit Court.
3. In 1966, Congress changed the venue provision, adding two subsections that prescribed the proper venue for appeals from Tax Court decisions concerning redetermination requests sought by individuals and by corporations. Pub. L. No. 89-713, § 3(c), 80 Stat. 1107, 1108-09 (1966) (codified at 26 U.S.C. § 7482(b)(1)(A)-(B) (1970)). For both corporations and individuals, the statute stated that the proper venue for appeals involving redeterminations of liability was the federal court of appeals for the circuit in which the taxpayer’s residence was located. Id. However, for the appeal of any case not enumerated in subsection (A) and (B), it assigned venue to the D.C. Circuit. Id. In other words, in 1966, Congress deliberately made the D.C. Circuit the default venue for tax cases.
4. Between 1966 and 1997, as Congress continued to expand the jurisdiction of the Tax Court, it also amended § 7482(b)(1) to add four more subsections, § 7482(b)(1)(C)-(F), that established venue based on a taxpayer’s residency. See Revenue Act of 1978, Pub. L. No. 95-600, § 336(c), 92 Stat. 2763, 2842; Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93-406, § 1041(b), 88 Stat. 829, 950-51; Tax Reform Act of 1976, Pub. L. No. 94-455, §§ 1042(d), 1306(b), 90 Stat. 1520, 1638-39, 1719; Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, Pub. L. No. 97-248, § 402, 96 Stat. 324, 668; Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-34, § 1239, 111 Stat. 788, 1028. After these various revisions, the D.C. Circuit remained the default venue if “for any reason no subparagraph [assigning venue to a regional circuit] applies.” 26 U.S.C. § 7482(b)(1). Unlike its approach when expanding Tax Court jurisdiction to other areas, Congress did not alter the venue provision when it created the CDP framework in 1998.
/s/ Todd S. Glassey, From Boulder Creek Ca, 95006, 7-jan-2015 Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 16 Filed: 02/11/2015 (18 of 72)
PROOF OF SERVICE
This Motion to Refer this Matter to the DC Circuit is filed here in paper for the Clerk of the Ninth Circuit Appellate Court and electronically in the CASE FILE inside CAND based on my ECF account; As of today all parties in this matter are still active on the CAND ECF System and will be noticed through the ECF system of this filing.
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/s/ __Todd S. Glassey, ______Todd S. Glassey, Plaintiff, Jan-7th 2015 Case: 15-1326 Document: 1-2 Page: 17 Filed: 02/11/2015 (19 of 72)
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