Brunson Case Gov - Uscourts.utd.139026.1.0
Brunson Case Gov - Uscourts.utd.139026.1.0
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RALAND J. BRUNSON,
Defendants.
Defendants Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson (collectively
Defendants), through undersigned counsel, hereby submit this notice of removal of the above-
captioned civil action from the Second Judicial District in the State of Utah, to the United States
District Court for the District of Utah, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a), and in support state:
in their official capacities as Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court, in the
Second Judicial District, Case No. 230901367. Plaintiff asserts claims for breach of contract,
intentional infliction of emotional distress, fraud, and civil conspiracy. Plaintiff’s claims are
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premised on the Supreme Court’s denial of his petition for writ of certiorari in Brunson v.
with 28 U.S.C. § 1446(a). Neither a summons nor a complaint has been served on the United
against officers of the courts of the United States that relates to the performance of their duties
may be removed to the district court for the district and division embracing the place where the
state court action is pending. Thus, because Defendants are officers of the Supreme Court of the
United States and plaintiff asserts claims against them in their official capacities as Associate
Removal is being filed in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, within which
state court docket is attached as Exhibit B. No scheduling order has been entered in the state
court action.
6. Upon the filing of this Notice of Removal, Defendants will timely file a copy of
the Notice with the clerk of the State Court in which the action is pending, and notice shall be
7. By removing this case to federal court, Defendants do not waive any available
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WHEREFORE, this action now pending in the Second Judicial District for the State of
TRINA A. HIGGINS
United States Attorney
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned employee of the United States Attorney’s Office hereby certifies that on
Notice of Removal
was served by U.S. Mail and electronic mail to the following individual:
Raland J. Brunson
4287 South Harrison Boulevard, #132
Ogden, Utah 84403
[email protected]