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FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
APPELLANT'S BRIEF
TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………...…………………..……...i
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES…………………………………………………..……ii
ISSUES PRESENTED IN THE PETITION……..…………………………...……iii
I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………….1
II. JURISDICTION…………………………………………………...…………….3
III. LEGAL STANDARDS OF REVIEW…………….…………………………….3
IV. THE CERTIFIED RECORD……….……..……………………………………4
V. CLAIM I- § 1981 VIOLATIONS OF CONTRACT…………..…………………4
A. Standards of a § 1981 Claim………………………………..………………4
B. Hall's Complaint and Exhibits……………………………….……….…….5
C. Get Whitey…………………………………………………………...…….6
D. Twitters "Get Whitey" Workforce…………………………………..……..7
E. Argument………………………………………………………………...10
VI. CLAIM II- 42 U.S.C. §2000a & NH REV STAT § 354-A
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION………………………………………...….14
VII. CLAIM III- VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS……………..16
A. Section 47 U.S.C. § 230…………………………………………………………..16
(1) Unconstitutionally Vague, Overbroad
and Discriminatory on its Face………………………………………………….….16
(2) Sovereign Powers………………………………………………………………….17
(3) Policing Powers……………………………………………………………….…..19
(4) Conclusion………………………………………………………………..………..19
B. Federal Actor……………………………………………………………………….20
(1) Government "Partners"………………………………………………………….20
(2) Congressional Demands and Coercion…………………………………….….20
(3) "Partner" Benefits…………………………………………………………….….23
(4) Constitutional Rights………………………………………………………….…23
(5) Conclusion……………………………………………………………………..…..24
VIII. MAGISTRATE JOHNSTONE'S ILLEGAL POLICY…………………………...…26
i. 1
IX. MAGISTRATE JOHNSTONE'S ILLEGAL POLICY………………...………26
A. Biased Tribunal…….……………………………………………..………28
B. Motions to Void…………………………….……………………..…..….29
C. Strike Motions…….………...………………………………………….…30
D. Default Motions……..………………………………………………...….33
E. Motion to Renew………………………………………….…………...….33
X. THE REAPPOINTMENT COMMISSION……………………………………33
A. Recusal………………………..……………………………………..……35
XI. CONCLUSION………………………………………………………....….…..39
XII. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE……………………………………..……….39
XIII. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE…………...…………...……………….40
i. 2
U.S. SUPREME COURT
Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 92, 58
S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938) 32
Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U. S. 144, 398
U. S. 155-156 (1970) 24
Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242,
248 (1986) 32
Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) 2
ii.1
Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444, 450, 58 S.Ct.
666, 668, 82 L.Ed. 949, 952, (1938) 16
Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.,457 U.S. 922, 102
S.Ct. 2744, 73 L.Ed.2d 482 (1982) 25
Marsh v. Alabama, 326 U. S. 501 (1946) 23
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) 17
FIRST CIRCUIT
ii.2
Garita Hotel Ltd. P'ship v. Ponce Fed. Bank,
F.S.B., 958 F.2d 15, 17 (1st Cir. 1992) 3
Garrett v. Tandy Corp., 295 F.3d 94, 98 (1st Cir.
2002) 4
Golas v. HomeView, Inc., 106 F.3d 1, 3 (1st
Cir.1997) 2
Hoyos v. Telecorp Communications, Inc.,488
F.3d 1, 5 (1st Cir.2007) 32
In re Boston’s Children First, 244 F.3d 164, 167
(1st Cir. 2011) 37
In re Martinez Catala, 129 F.3d 213, 218 (1st
Cir. 1997) 36, 37
In re United States, 158 F.3d 26, 36 (1st Cir.
1998) 33
In re United States, at 67; In re. Bulger, 710
F.3d 42, 45-46 (1st Cir. 2013) 37
Marie v. Allied Home Mortg. Corp., 402 F.3d 1,
7, fn. 2 (1st Cir. 2005) 1
OTHER CIRCUITS
ii.3
Bright v. GB Bioscience Inc., 305 Fed. Appx.
197, 201 n.3 (5th Cir. 2008) 10
Coghlan v. Am. Seafoods Co., 413 F.3d 1090,
1095 (9th Cir. 2005) 11
e.g., United States v. Alabama, 828 F.2d 1532,
1543-46 (11th Cir. 1987) 37
e.g., Williams v. Lindenwood Univ., 288 F.3d
349,356 (8th Cir. 441 2002) 10
Franks v. Nimmo, 796 F.2d 1230, 1234-35
(10th Cir. 1986) 36
Garrett at, 98; Arguello v. Conoco, 330 F.3d
355, 358 (5th Cir. 2003) 10
Howard Gault Co. v. Texas Rural Legal Aid,848
F.2d 544, 552-57 (5th Cir. 1988) 25
Lindsey v. Detroit Entertainment. LLC, 484 F.3d
824 (6th Cir. 2007) 18
Mitchell v. Sirica, 502 F.2d 375, 390 (D.C. Cir.
1974) 36
Nicodemus v. Chrysler Corp., 596 F.2d 152,
155-56 (6th Cir. 1979) 36
ii.4
DISTRICT COURTS
Boyle v. Torres, 756 F. Supp. 2d 983, 995 (N.D.
Ill. 2010) 25
Brignac v. Yelp Inc., 2019 WL 2372251, at
*5 (N.D. Cal. June 5, 2019) 11
Bronner v. Duggan , 249 F.Supp.3d 27, 41
(D.D.C. 2017) 23
Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. 556 U.S. 868
(2009) 34
Clean Water Action v. Searles Auto Recycling,
Corp., 288 F. Supp. 3d 477, 480 (D. Mass.
2018) 2
Cordero Jimenez v. University of Puerto Rico
371 F. Supp. 2d 71 (D.P.R. 2005) 3
Folly-Notsron v. 180 Broadway Liquor Inc., Civil
Action 1:22-cv-11983-WGY, 8 (D. Mass. Apr.
27, 2023) 14
Freedom Watch, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 368 F.
Supp. 3d 30, 40 (D.D.C. 2019) 23, 24
Fusco v. Medeiros, 965 F. Supp. 230, 249
(D.R.I. 1996) 25
Gil v. Winn Dixie Stores, Inc., 242 F. Supp. 3d
1315, 1320 (S.D. Fla. 2017) 15
Guthrie v. WERC, 111 Wis. 2d 447, 454,
331 N.W.2d 331 (1983) 32
Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 553 n.2
(1994) 36, 37
Manning v. Whole Foods Mkt. Grp., Inc., No.
21-CV-10833-ADB, 2022 WL 194999, at *5 (D.
Mass. Jan. 21, 2022) 14
Newman v. Google LLC, Case No. 20-CV-04011-
LHK, 3 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 25, 2021) 11
Toledo v. Pu[e]blo De Jemez, 119 F. Supp. 429,
432 (D.N.M. 1954) 18
Traylor v. Parker Civil No. 3:13cv01828 (AWT)
(D. Conn. Mar. 19, 2015) 15
U.S. v. Hickernell 690 F. Supp. 272 (S.D.N.Y.
1988) 34, 38
U.S. v. Three Juveniles 886 F. Supp. 934 (D.
Mass. 1995) 15
ii.5
Williams v. Tobener, 2016 WL 5235039, at
*2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2016) 11
Wolford v. Budd Co., 149 F.R.D. 127, 130 (W.D.
Va. 1993). 30, 33
CONSTITUTIONS
U.S. STATUTES
26 U.S.C. § 455 28, 29, 35, 36-38
28 U.S.C. § 1291. 3
28 U.S.C. § 1331 3
28 U.S.C. § 1343(a) 3
28 U.S.C. § 144 35. 36
28 U.S.C. § 455(a) 36-38
28 U.S.C. § 455(b)(1) 35, 37, 38
28 U.S.C. § 631 30
28 U.S.C. § 991(a) 38
42 U.S.C. § 1983 24
42 U.S.C. § 1981 4
42 U.S.C. § 1988 3
42 U.S.C. §2000a 14, 15, 16
47 U.S.C. § 230 passem
47 U.S.C. §230(c)(2)(A) 16
STATE STATUTES
NH Rev Stat § 311:7 37, 33
NH Rev Stat § 354-A 14, 15, 16
NH Rev Stat § 354-A:17 16, 32
FEDERAL RULES
Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) 2, 3
Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b) 29
Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). 2
Local Rule 30.0(d)(1), 3
Local Rule 83.2 3, 31
OTHER
ii.6
11 Charles A. Wright et al., Fed. Prac. Proc. §
2804, at 53 (2d ed. 1995). 1
ABA Rule 5.5(c)(2) 32
ii.7
iii. ISSUES PRESENTED IN THE PETITION
iii. 1
APPELLANT'S BRIEF
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Appellant, Plaintiff, Daniel E. "Hall", respectfully appeals each substantive
order of the District "Court" and the District Court's 6/7/2023 order, denying Hall's
[D. 141] motion for reconsideration, Hall's [D. 142] motion to vacate on the basis
that the District Court failed to provide a constitutional and unbiased tribunal, and
Hall's [D.143] motion to vacate, because of the fraud or misrepresentations
performed by the Defendant, "Twitter" throughout the proceedings. Hall also
appeals the District Courts' "11/23/2022 Order" denying Hall's [D. 104] motion to
recuse "Judge Elliott"; the "[D. 124 Order]" denying Hall's [D. 100] strike motion
and [D. 101] default motion; the [D. 124 Order] denying Hall's [D. 122] judicial
notice motion, and [D. 123] hearing motion; the [D. 124 Order] granting Twitter's
[D. 99] motion to renew; the [D. 139 Order] (Hall v. Twitter Inc. 20-cv-536-SE
(D.N.H. May. 9, 2023)) and [D. 140] judgement, granting Twitter's [D. 3] motion to
Dismiss, and dismissing Hall's [D. 1] "Complaint" and Exhibits, (collectively as
"Complaint"), and on the grounds the District Court has patently misunderstood
Hall's claims. . . or has made an error not of reasoning but apprehension, [1] errors
that are plain and indisputable, which amounts to a complete disregard of the
controlling law, [2] as the Order is against the law, against the weight of the credible
evidence, or tantamount to a miscarriage of justice, and on grounds as stated
throughout, resulting in manifest errors of law and fact. [3]
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[1] Ruiz Rivera v. Pfizer Pharm., LLC, 521 F.3d 76, 82 (1st Cir. 2008).
[2] Venegas–Hernandez v. Sonolux Records,370 F.3d 183, 195 (1st Cir.2004).
[3] Crowe v. Marchand, 506 F.3d 13, 19 (1st Cir. 2007); Marie v. Allied Home Mortg.
Corp., 402 F.3d 1, 7, fn. 2 (1st Cir. 2005). See 11 Charles A. Wright et al., Fed. Prac.
Proc. § 2804, at 53 (2d ed. 1995).
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2. The Court abused its discretion when it made many errors of law through its
"Orders". Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81, 100, 116 S.Ct. 2035, 135 .Ed.2d 392
(1996); Golas v. HomeView, Inc., 106 F.3d 1, 3 (1st Cir.1997).
3. Here the District Court reached factual conclusions that are inconsistent with
the Complaint and failed to accept as true Hall's well-pleaded factual allegations set
forth in the Complaint that is the standard under Parker v. Hurley, 514 F.3d 87,
90 (1st Cir. 2008) and Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 127 S.Ct. 1955,
1965, 167 L.Ed.2d 929 (2007); Scandinavian Satellite Sys. v. Prime TV Ltd., 291
F.3d 839, 844 (D.C. Cir. 2002), and abused its discretion in making factual findings
while determining a motion to dismiss. Workgroup Tech. Corp. v. MGM Grand
Hotel, LLC, 246 F. Supp. 2d 102, 118 (D. Mass. 2003).
4. Hall's Complaint contains more than just a “short and plain statement of the
claims showing that he is entitled to relief required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2).
“[D]etailed factual allegations” are not required under Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S.
662, 678 (2009), and Hall's Complaint contains sufficient factual matter which, taken
as true, states a claim to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, “that is plausible on its
face.” E.g., Twombly, at 544, 556, 570. “Asking for plausible grounds to infer
[unlawful conduct] does not impose a probability requirement at the pleading stage;
it simply calls for enough facts to raise a reasonable expectation that discovery will
reveal evidence of [such conduct].” Id. at 556. At the motion-to-dismiss stage,
moreover, the Court failed to “construe the Complaint in the light most favorable to
Hall and draw all reasonable inferences in [his] favor.” Fitzgerald v. Barnstable Sch.
Comm., 555 U.S. 246, 129 S.Ct. 788, 172 L.Ed.2d 582 (2009); Clean Water Action
v. Searles Auto Recycling, Corp., 288 F. Supp. 3d 477, 480 (D. Mass. 2018). A
plaintiff need not “submit evidence . . . at the pleading stage.” and "are not required
to submit evidence to defeat a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, but need only sufficiently allege
in their complaint a plausible claim." Watterson v. Page, 987 F.2d 1, 3 (1st Cir. 1993).
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5. The District Court's decisions were made without regard for the Constitution,
case law, or supreme court rules which address who can fill such a position of public
trust. A court that changes its mind every time there is a new justice or different set
of facts undermines the very concept of the rule of law and creates uncertainty for
citizens, businesses and elected officials trying to go about their lives while
following the laws of the land.
II. JURISDICTION
6. The Court had jurisdiction as a substantial part of this action arose under the
laws of the United States, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(a) and 42 U.S.C. § 1988, and
through Article III § 2 which extends the jurisdiction to cases arising under the U.S.
Constitution. Since the district court's order [D. 13], and judgment [D. 14] dismisses
all of the underlying claims fully and disposed of the Appellants' claims, this court
of appeals has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
III. LEGAL STANDARDS OF REVIEW
7. A district court's dismissal of a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) is reviewed de
novo by the appeals court. Cordero Jimenez v. University of Puerto Rico 371 F.
Supp. 2d 71 (D.P.R. 2005). Artuso v. Vertex Pharm., Inc., 637 F.3d 1, 5 (1st
Cir.2011); Santiago v. Puerto Rico, 655 F.3d 61, 72 (1st Cir. 2011); Garita Hotel Ltd.
P'ship v. Ponce Fed. Bank, F.S.B., 958 F.2d 15, 17 (1st Cir. 1992).
8. When "determining whether a judge's impartiality might reasonably be
questioned," the First Circuit follows the standard set forth in United States v.
Cowden, 545 F.2d 257, 265 (1st Cir.1976), cert. denied, 430 U.S. 909, 97 S.Ct. 1181,
51 L.Ed.2d 585 (1977), to objectively determine “"if there is a reasonable factual
basis for doubting the judge's impartiality . . . ." H. Rep. No. 1453, 93d Cong., 2d
Sess., 1974; U.S. Code Cong. Admin. News p. 6355.
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IV. THE CERTIFIED RECORD
9. Hall has motioned this Court to certify the record as he believes it to be
incomplete and not a true reflection or representation of the certified record.
Although Hall is not required to attach and appendix under Local Rule 30.0(d)(1),
the current certified record consisting of only some of the Court's Orders and not
including documents past [D. 146] is woefully incomplete and would make the
process of this appeal hollow and unfair to Hall, to say the least.
10. In this brief, Hall temporarily refers to the July 10, 2023 document
(00118028485) in this case no. 23-1555, when referring to docket entries and ask
this court to allow him to supplement any pleadings or orders on the record when
the certified record is complete, and when directed to do so by this Court.
V. CLAIM I- 42 U.S.C. "§ 1981" VIOLATIONS OF CONTRACT
A. Standards of a § 1981 Claim
11. The essential element of a § 1981 claim is that the defendant discriminated
against the plaintiff on the basis of his or her race. e.g., Hammond v. Kmart Corp.,
733 F.3d 360, 362 (1st Cir. 2013); Garrett v. Tandy Corp., 295 F.3d 94, 98 (1st Cir.
2002). Under Garrett, "to satisfy the foundational pleading requirement for a [§
1981] suit ..., a retail customer must allege that he was actually denied the ability
either to make, perform, enforce, modify, or terminate a contract, or to enjoy the
fruits of a contractual relationship, by reason of a race-based animus." Id. at 100-01
12. The Court errored in fact when granting [D. 139] Twitter's Motion to Dismiss
[D. 3], and finding that; (1) no alleged facts show that Twitter suspended his account
because he is white, (2) Hall was banned because he violated Twitter's rules, (3) Hall
alleges that Twitter discriminated against him because of his political beliefs and
because he was white, 4) the court can't infer that Twitter was aware that Hall was
white just because Republicans and conservative voters are largely white, and
because he espoused republican and conservative viewpoints.
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B. Halls Complaint and Exhibits
13. Hall's Complaint alleges that he is a natural white person, and a member of
the white or non-Hispanic, “white” race. [D.1, ¶ 2], who signed a contract with
Twitter, [D.1, ¶ 3], in March 2019, [D.1, ¶ 12], stating that he was user and customer
of their website and potential buyer of Twitter products. [D.1, ¶ 15]. In November
2019 Twitter locked Hall’s account, and on December 5, 2019, banned or terminated
his account. [D.1, ¶ 18] Hall Appealed each of Twitter's decisions, [D.1, ¶ 18],
denying any violation of Twitter's policies, [D.1, ¶ 21] which Twitter denied stating;
“Your account has been suspended and will not be restored because it was found to
be violating the Twitter Terms of Service, specifically the Twitter Rules against
participating in targeted abuse.” [D.1, ¶ 14, 20]. Hall claims that because Twitter has
banned his Hall‘s contract, he is no longer able to use Twitter’s services or utilize
Twitter live feed, receiving or sending messages, profile editor, analytics, promote
mode, or analytics services, including the purchase of any advertising or run ads to
reach a larger audience or the use of various marketing, business, software &
advertising products & services to help build and grow “his” brand. [D.1, ¶ 17]
14. Hall's allegations don't stop at "because he was white". Hall also alleges that
he was discriminated against because he tweeted, posted, communicated, acted,
represented, displayed, behaved and portrayed himself to be a white person and a
member of the white race when using Twitter’s services, [D.1, ¶ 139, 155], and that
Twitter banned Hall, in part, for his white behaviors. [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 174].
Additionally, it is public knowledge that Twitter's "Advertisers are able to build
criteria that include and exclude folks," [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 97], and exclude
certain categories of users on a discriminatory basis., [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 96], with
the meaning that Twitter can and does identify its users on race based information
for its advertisers. Hall also alleges Twitter used their new Health Policy initiative
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as a pretext to discriminately remove or ban for life the contracts, of perceived or
actual white owned accounts like Hall’s. [D.1, ¶ 140, 158];
C. Get Whitey
15. Hall also alleges that in the time leading up to his termination in December
2019, white hate was on the rise and that by July 2018 the media were openly calling
Trump supporters “Nazis” [D.1, ¶ 184], to which Breitbart News then chronicled a
"Rap Sheet: ***639*** Acts of Media-Approved Violence and Harassment Against
Trump Supporters." [Id, ¶ 184]. [4] which was supported by Maxine Waters (D-CA)
because she threatens Trump supporters "all the time.” [ID. ¶ 183]. By November
Antifa was vandalizing Tucker Carlson's home. [ID. ¶ 180], and in March 2019 it
was "reported" that White nationalist "groups" surged nearly 50 percent. [ID. ¶ 79],
which prompted the Southern Poverty Law Center to ask "How many nazis are there
in America really". [ID. ¶ 80]. At a Twitter all-hands meeting on an employee states
algorithms the next great hope for platforms to … remove white supremist content.
[ID. ¶ 81]. By April 2019, the House Judiciary held a Hearing on hate crimes and
the rise of white nationalism and addressed some of what social media companies
can do to stem white nationalist propaganda and hate speech online and what the
public forums are doing to police their public forums. [ID. ¶ 82] [EXHIBIT C];
Researcher, JM Berger, pointed out that since so many white nationalists are
supporters of President Trump, removing those accounts could lead conservatives to
accuse the platform of anti-Republican bias. [ID. ¶ 83]; Jack "Dorsey" while
speaking of white nationalists, told Rolling Stone that people constantly tweet at him
asking him to “get the Nazis off Twitter,” [ID. ¶ 84], also a Twitter employee who
works on machine learning told Motherboard that he believes that a proactive,
algorithmic solution to white supremacy would also catch Republican politicians.
[ID. ¶ 85]. In May 2019 the House Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee
held a public hearing titled [Confronting White Supremacy (Part VII). [ID. ¶ 86].
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In June 2019- the House Judiciary held a Hearing "Confronting White Supremacy"
and the "Adequacy of the Federal Response" [ID. ¶ 87]. In August 2019- Headlines
read Liberals are now willing to target any Trump supporter for ruination.” The
message to anyone who dares not march in lockstep with liberalism.” “You don’t
matter, and we will target you for ruination whenever we feel like it.” [ID. ¶ 182].
Members of the US Congress were "Outing" donors to Donald Trump inviting abuse
from the public. [ID. ¶ 185]; Fortune Magazine' headline states "When Will Twitter
Ban White Nationalists? "Civil Rights Leaders Urge the Site to Take Action." [ID. ¶
88]. In September 2019- House Oversight Joint Subcommittee held a Hearing on
Confronting White Supremacy in which Mr. Raskin stated, in part; "We are here
today to determine if existing counter terrorist tools can be mobilized to address the
problem of white supremacy. [ID. ¶ 89]. By October 2019- MN State Rep was
Among Antifa Mob Harassing Trump Supporters After Rally. [ID. ¶ 186]; November
2019- Facebook said it was banning white nationalist and white supremacist content
from its platform, putting pressure on Twitter to do the same. [ID. ¶ 90].
D. Twitters "Get Whitey" Workforce
16. Twitter's workforce" during this same period, consisted of CEO, Jack
“Dorsey”, officers, directors, managers, agents, employee’s or other partners,
journalists, contractors, subcontractors or actors, [D.1, ¶ 5]) who are.. mostly non-
white or anti-white. [D.1, ¶ 91], and have a strong bias and strong negative views
about white people in general, [D.1, ¶ 70], who actively use Twitters public forum
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[4] See [D.55-1], January 5, 2017: Left-wing thugs kidnap, beat, and torture an 18-
year-old with schizophrenia while shouting "fuck Trump" and "fuck white people;
"October 19, 2017: Left-wing thugs arrested for disrupting College Republican
meeting, shouting "fascists," "racists" and "white supremacists"; September 28,
2017: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos heckled as "white supremacist'' during
speech; September 30, 2018: Georgetown prof: WHITE GOP senators in Kavanaugh
hearing 'deserve miserable deaths'.
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to endorse and promote the many agendas of the Democratic Party, (See Exhibit P-
Twitter Facilities.) [D.1, ¶ 68], who Dorsey himself admits "are biased" and are left-
leaning employees who are so liberal, in fact, that conservative employees "don't
feel safe to express their opinions" within the company. [D.1, ¶ 69]. 96 percent of
Journalists, who are part of this "workforce" contributed to the Hillary Clinton
campaign in 2016. [D.1, ¶ 76]. Also there were numerous former employees such as
Olinda Hassan, a policy manager of Twitter trust and safety who made statements
such as "Safety "Yeah, that's something we're working on" .... "we're trying to get
the shitty people to not show up. It's a product thing we're working on", when
commenting on white males like Michael Cernovich an American right-wing social
media personality [D.1, ¶ 66]; people like Mo Norai, a former content review agent
of Twitter who was recorded as stating; “..a user end services person would deem it
pro-Trump and take tweets down, and let left leaning or liberal stuff go through
unchecked and further stating “Twitter was probably about 90% anti-Trump, maybe
99% anti-Trump.” [D.1, ¶ 49]; Conrado Miranda, a former engineer for Twitter was
recorded as stating; "That's a thing" when asked if rumors where true that [Twitter]
likes to ban Trump supporters or conservatives. [D.1, ¶ 29]; Pranay Singh, direct
messaging engineer for Twitter acknowledges that a majority of algorithms are
against Conservatives. [D.1, ¶ 30]; Abhinav Vadrevu, a former software engineer for
Twitter acknowledged that Twitter has shadow banned users without their
knowledge. [D.1, ¶ 31]; Vijaya Gadde, legal counsel for Twitter, who stated that
“Twitter does not shadow ban.” [D.1, ¶ 33]; In July 26, 2018, Nick Pickles, again
reiterated to the public that shadow banning claims were unfounded and false," [D.1,
¶ 53], aligning with Twitter's public narrative that the "rules apply to everyone using
our service," [D.1, ¶ 48], and],
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17. Despite public perception that Twitter shows bias against Republicans,
Conservatives, [D.1, ¶ 26, Exhibit K] (who continue to be 83% white), [D.1, ¶ 23]
"Twitter's public response within this period, had always been "We do not shadow
ban." Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 28]. When Dorsey testified before Congress
in September 2018, he was evasive, [D.1, ¶ 93,94], and he tweaked Twitter's public
response to “We do not shadowban anyone based on political ideology” [D.1, ¶ 34],
or prominent Republicans, [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 56], only after Twitter was caught
lying about its shadow banning policies and Dorsey was forced to admit that that
Twitter has bias in their algorithms [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 154], and regulated and
shadow banned 600,000 users for "certain behaviors," [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 57].
Users who were mostly Republicans and Conservatives, who are mostly white. [D.1,
¶ 91]. Dorsey went on to state that Twitter undertook no behavior to selectively
censor conservative Republicans or conservative voices on your platform," [D. 1-1
Exhibit Q-2 P. 58], and does not "consider political viewpoints, perspectives, or
party affiliation in any of our policies or enforcement decisions, period." [D. 1-1
Exhibit Q-2 P. 23]. Also that their behavioral ranking does not consider in any way
political views or ideology and focuses solely behavior [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-1, P. 6],
policies and algorithms don't take into consideration any affiliation philosophy or
viewpoint." [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 63]. In January 2019 Dorsey finally came clean
to the public regarding Twitters shadow banning practices in stating "we (Twitter)
haven't been as forthright as we need to, we certainly haven't been as transparent
when asked about racists getting verified status. [D.1, ¶ 72]. In November 2019
Twitter again denies shadow banning claims. [D.1, ¶ 37], and then acknowledges a
month later that it had “shadow banned” Sean Davis, a white man. [D.1, ¶ 38]. In
January 2020 Twitter ended the fraud of shadow banning users and changed its
contract to allow Twitter to shadow ban its users. [D.1, ¶ 39].
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18. And lastly, during this time period, between Jan-June 2018, 6,229,323
accounts were reported for possible violations where actions were taken against
605,794 accounts, [D.1, ¶ 24], and between July-Dec 2018, 11,000,257 accounts
were reported for possible violations where actions were taken against 612,563
accounts. [D.1, ¶ 24]. By Jan-June 2019, Twitter through its Health Policy,
knowingly focused its efforts, wrote and trained its algorithms, set its agenda's,
formulated and implemented policies to track, police and regulate on the basis of
going after and removing white supremacists, white separatists and white
nationalists. [D.1, ¶ 91]. Twitter was aggressively taking action by limiting, locking
or suspending users’ contracts for reasons such as abuse, hate and white nationalism.
[D.1, ¶ 24], resulting in 15,638,349 unique accounts were reported for possible
violations where actions were taken against 1,254,226 accounts. An increase of
105% over last reporting period. [D.1, ¶ 24, 63]. By July 2019 Twitter's stopped
reporting MAU entirely. [D.1, ¶ 61, 97]. In October 2019, Twitter stated that "more
than 50% of Tweets we take action on for abuse are now being surfaced using
technology." [D.1, ¶ 62], and that it had banned over 2 million users in those past 10
months alone for either abuse, hate or violent tweets under their Health Policies. (See
Exhibit 1-4, Twitter's 15th Transparency Report, October 31 , 2019.) [D.1, ¶ 63]
E. Argument
19. Hall has alleged that Twitter devised this new Health Policy not only to
remove abusers, but to target WHITE users for removal. Ban their contracts because
they are WHITE and have a WHITE way of talking or behaving. Twitter
promulgated its policies for the specific reason of removing WHITES’ and "WHITE
nationalists'" tweets and accounts and severed services within its ongoing User
Agreement (“contract”) with Hall and suspended for life most, if not all, of Hall’s
@BastaLies account services and access into its public accommodation for life
(collectively referred to as (“banned”), because Hall is WHITE and tweeted, posted,
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communicated, acted, displayed, behaved and portrayed himself to be a white
person. [D.1, ¶ 1]
20. Hall has established that (1) he is a member of a protected class; (2) Twitter
had an intent to discriminate on the basis of race; and (3) the discrimination
concerned one or more of the activities enumerated in the statute, (4) he was actually
denied the ability either to make, perform, enforce, modify his contract, or enjoy the
fruits of the contractual relationship under the standards set forth in Hammond at,
360, 362; Alston v. Spiegel, 988 F.3d 564, 572 (1st Cir. 2021); Garrett at, 98;
Arguello v. Conoco, 330 F.3d 355, 358 (5th Cir. 2003).
21. The Court errored in law in finding that Hall failed to state a claim under §
1981 as Hall has alleged a prima facia claim for racial discrimination under the
standards of Bright v. GB Bioscience Inc., 305 Fed. Appx. 197, 201 n.3 (5th Cir.
2008); Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164, 186 (1989), with the direct
evidence that Twitter created its Health Policies for the specific reason of banning
WHITE nationalists, [D.1, ¶ 64], or with the mountain of circumstantial evidence
described herein. Pratt v. City of Houston, 247 F.3d 601, 606 n.1. (5th Cir. 2001).
22. Hall's direct evidence that Twitter banned over 2 million users in 10 months
in 2019 with its new Health Policy supports Hall's contention that Twitters Health
Policy was just a pretext. [5] The fact that Twitter openly went after WHITE
Nationalists yields and unavoidable inference that Hall's race impacted the discipline
determination and was pertinent to the discipline decisions made because Twitter
itself injected race as one of the main reasons for updating and changing its Health
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[5] Pretext can be shown by "weaknesses, implausibility's, inconsistencies,
incoherencies, or contradictions in the employer's proffered legitimate reasons' such
that a factfinder could infer that the employer did not act for the asserted non-
discriminatory reasons." Straughn v. Delta Air Lines, Inc. , 250 F.3d 23, 42 (1st Cir.
2001).
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Policy specifically to track and discipline WHITE socialists, WHITE separatists
and WHITE nationalists, with being white being the common denominator, and
thus, race had something to do with the decision-making process. e.g., Williams v.
Lindenwood Univ., 288 F.3d 349,356 (8th Cir. 441 2002) ("[I]njecting racial
language at all into the decision-making process created the inference that race at
something to do with the decision-making process. ").[D.1, ¶ 47]. Williams v.
Tobener, 2016 WL 5235039, at *2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 22, 2016); Newman v. Google
LLC, Case No. 20-CV-04011-LHK, 3 (N.D. Cal. Jun. 25, 2021), (race was the reason
for defendant's actions). This direct evidence supports the allegation that Twitter
racial discrimination was a “motivating factor” of banning Hall's contract, Comcast
Corp. v. National Association of African-American Owned Media, 589 U.S. ___
(2020) and intentionally and purposefully discrimination against Hall due to his race.
Newman at, 3; Brignac v. Yelp Inc., 2019 WL 2372251, at *5 (N.D. Cal. June 5,
2019). Direct evidence of discriminatory intent is evidence that, “if believed, proves
the fact [of discriminatory intent] without inference or presumption.” Coghlan v. Am.
Seafoods Co., 413 F.3d 1090, 1095 (9th Cir. 2005).
23. Hall's circumstantial evidence that Twitter's Health Policy was just a pretext
includes facts that Twitter: (1) deployed an anti-white Workforce, who hated
WHITES, (2) had a secret policy of shadow banning Republicans and Conservatives
who are mostly white, for years, (3) lied repeatedly to the public to cover it's actions
of shadow banning, [D.1, ¶ 72]; (4) treated “similarly situated” non-white users with
less severity than Hall for who similar conduct to Hall’s, [D.1, ¶ 102, 169]. [6] (5)
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[6] allows ("Blue Check 'ers"), with combined 50 million followers, to post racist
divisive words such as "I hate white people" [D.1, ¶ 40, Exhibit L]; continues to
allow non-whites to post racist divisive hashtags such as #KillWhites and
#Whitegenocide and to promote hate against the race of white people. [D.1, ¶ 41,
Exhibit M];
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treated Hall more severely; [D.1, ¶ 14, 141, 158]; [7] (6) required additional
conditions of Hall, such as walking talking, acting, displaying, behaving or
portraying himself to be a non-white. [D.1, ¶ 144];[D.1, ¶ 43, 46] Exhibit N and O.
[D.1, ¶ 44, 45]; (7) has shown discriminatory animus towards whites. [D.1, ¶ 25];
[D.1-1, Exhibit J]. Vill. of Arlington Heights v. Metro. Hous. Dev. Corp., 429 U.S.
252, 97 S.Ct. 555, 50 L.Ed.2d 450 (1977); Columbus Bd. of Educ. v. Penick, 443
U.S. 449, 464, 99 S.Ct. 2941, 2950, 61 L.Ed.2d 666 (1979).
24. Twitter knew Hall used Twitters services on a daily basis and it was Twitters
intent to prevent Hall from doing so on any meaningful basis because he was white
and/or behaving white. But for Hall being white, he would not have been banned or
injured and would not have suffered the loss of legally protected rights, and that if
he were non-white, he would be enjoying the benefits of his contract with Twitter.
[D.1, ¶ 143]; Twitter impaired the ‘contractual relationship, denied services.
similarly situated users outside Hall's protected class, who had signed identical
contracts similar to Hall, were not denied the same services. [D.1, ¶ 142]; As a result
of the above-described discrimination, Hall suffered equitable and other losses. [D.1,
¶ 150, 151];
25. Because Hall sufficiently alleges that he suffered discrimination on the basis
of his race and identifies facts: (1) of a nation under siege by anti-whites; (2) the
anti-white culture of Twitter's workforce and it's intent on getting rid of all the white
nationalists and facts that demonstrate Hall's race was the reason for defendants’
actions, and the “but for” cause and the motivation for the above-described conduct
by defendant Twitter’ Workforce, was because Hall is white and a member of the
white race. [D.1, ¶ 153]. He also identifies several instances of this workforce
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[7] should never be ejecting people." Dorsey Testimony, [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 72];
“I don't believe a permanent ban promotes health” Dorsey [D.1, ¶ 56]
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engaged in the targeting of people behaving or speaking white through shadow
banning while allowing other non-whites the same privilege of services for acting
non-white, and statistical data which demonstrates that thousands of white
nationalists were removed from the site in 2019. He identifies several instances in
which decisionmakers allowed non-white behaviors, while condoning the very same
behavior of Hall. The Court's determination of facts are in error and its order is not
within the law and should be reversed.
VI. CLAIM II- 42 U.S.C. "§ 2000a" & N.H. Rev Stat "§ 354-A"- PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION
26. The Court errored in fact when finding that; (1) Hall's Complaint only alleges
that Twitter discriminated against him by suspending his account (only) because he
is white." (2) Hall "fails to allege that Twitter suspended his account because he is
white." (3) that Twitter only provides online services, and are not places of public
accommodation for the purposes of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 2000a.
27. Twitter formed opinions about and then treated Hall not based on his
individual merits, but rather on his skin color and membership or perceived
membership in groups with assumed behavioral characteristics of being white and
failed to offer full and equal services to Hall at a covered establishment in violation
of 42 U.S.C. §2000a and NH Rev Stat § 354-A. [D.1, ¶ 103].
28. Title II of the Civil Rights Act provides that “[a]ll persons should be entitled
to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges,
advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation . . . without
discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, religion, or national
origin.” 42 U.S.C. § 2000a(a); Manning v. Whole Foods Mkt. Grp., Inc., No. 21-
CV-10833-ADB, 2022 WL 194999, at *5 (D. Mass. Jan. 21, 2022).
29. To state a prima facie claim under § 2000a, a plaintiff must plausibly allege
that: 1) he is a member of a protected class; 2) he attempted to exercise the right to
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full benefits and enjoyment of a place of public accommodation; 3) he was denied
those benefits and enjoyment; and 4) he was treated less favorably than similarly
situated persons who are not members of the protected class. See Id. Manning;).
30. The Court errored in law in finding that Hall failed to state a claim under 42
U.S.C. §2000a and NH Rev Stat § 354-A as Hall has alleged a prima facia case for
racial discrimination under the standards of Folly-Notsron v. 180 Broadway Liquor
Inc., Civil Action 1:22-cv-11983-WGY, 8 (D. Mass. Apr. 27, 2023), in that Hall
alleges that Twitter facilities at all times material, offered food to eat, beverages to
drink on-premises, and provided entertainment - and therefore, was a place of public
accommodation for the purposes of § 2000a and NH Rev Stat § 354-A.
31. Hall's direct evidence that Twitter's business model is based on advertising,
[D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 84]; (most) revenue comes from selling advertising, [D. 1-1
Exhibit Q-2 P. 166]; has Nationwide facilities, [D.1, ¶ 5]; and a "data" business. [D.
1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 65], contradicts the Court's finding that Twitter is just a "website".
More direct evidence shows that Twitter housed Non-Party, "Bon Appétit" who
operated an on-site food services company, which at all times material herein,
operated on-site, and within Twitter’s San Francisco facility which was open to the
public and is principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises.
[D.1, ¶ 7]
32. Other direct evidence shows that Twitter supplied food and beverages for its
guests and even houses an on-site bakery and sandwich shop at its San Francisco
facility. [D.1, ¶ 98] Twitter's operation of cafeteria’s, lunchrooms, lunch counters,
soda fountains, motion picture houses, theaters, concert halls or other places of
exhibition or entertainment within its many facilities or establishments affect
commerce as a substantial portion of the food which it serves or other products which
it sells, has moved in commerce. Provides sources of entertainment. [D.1, ¶ 99];
Hosts many public events. [D.1, ¶ 100]. Hall has established a nexus between the
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website and the physical premises of a public accommodation. Gil v. Winn Dixie
Stores, Inc., 242 F. Supp. 3d 1315, 1320 (S.D. Fla. 2017); U.S. v. Three Juveniles
886 F. Supp. 934 (D. Mass. 1995). See also, Traylor v. Parker Civil No. 3:13cv01828
(AWT) (D. Conn. Mar. 19, 2015). (Services of a place of public accommodation,
and not services in a place of public accommodation).
33. Because Twitter is a place of public accommodation under § 2000a and RSA
354-A:17, and because Hall alleges facts sufficient to establish that he is a member
of a protected class and that Twitter's workforce was motivated by his race. See [D.1,
¶ 158], the Orders of the Court should be reversed.
VII. CLAIM III- VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
A. Section 47 U.S.C. § 230
34. 47 U.S.C. §230(c)(2)(A), states, in pertinent part;
"any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or
availability of material that the provider or user considers to be
obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or
otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is
constitutionally protected"
35. The Court errored in law in finding that Twitter is not a state actor and that
§230 is not unconstitutional.
(1) Unconstitutionally Vague, Overbroad and Discriminatory on its
Face
36. "Congress shall make no law * * * abridging the freedom of speech * * *."
U.S. Const., Amend. I. The First Amendment is made applicable to the states by the
Fourteenth Amendment, Lovell v. Griffin, 303 U.S. 444, 450, 58 S.Ct. 666, 668, 82
L.Ed. 949, 952, (1938).
37. In any forum, §230 is unconstitutionally vague, overbroad and viewpoint
discriminatory on its face under Part I, Article 22 of the New Hampshire Constitution
and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution as it authorizes and
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encourages arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement, enabling Federal Actors
(Congress) to administer a policy on the basis of impermissible factors. [D.1, ¶ 133]
38. §230 is also unconstitutionally vague and overbroad because no one can
decipher its meaning, [D.1, ¶ 133], and because a substantial number of its
applications such as removing speech “taken in good faith” and speech “otherwise
objectionable” are unconstitutional and viewpoint discriminatory on their face
because it fails to provide people of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity
to understand what conduct it prohibits and it authorizes or even encourages arbitrary
and discriminatory enforcement. [D.1, ¶ 134]. Twitter’s mere invocation of federal
power through §230 suppresses speech. [D.1, ¶ 119]
39. §230 is duplicative of the sweeping language of the Sedition Act which made
it illegal, among other actions, to “write, print, utter or publish...any false, scandalous
and malicious writing...with intent to defame the...government” or “to stir up
sedition within the United States.” Today, the Sedition Act of 1798 is generally
remembered as a violation of fundamental First Amendment principles. New York
Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964).
40. Even assuming §230 has a plainly legitimate sweep that targets obscene, lewd,
lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, the regulation can be used to censor
any expression or word that is critical, negative, or controversial or is capable of a
critical, negative, or controversial interpretation regardless of whether it constitutes
an accusation of moral turpitude or whether the speech is “constitutionally protected
or not”. [D.1, ¶ 135, 136]
(2) Sovereign Powers
41. Twitter assumed powers to regulate speech which is traditionally and
exclusively reserved to the Congress. Rockwell v. Cape Cod Hospital, 26 F.3d. 258
(1st Cir. 1994); "[T]he Supreme Court has explicitly left open the question of
whether, and in what context, 'private police forces' may be considered state actors."
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Lindsey v. Detroit Entertainment. LLC, 484 F.3d 824 (6th Cir. 2007); Wade v. Byles,
83 F.3d 902,906 n.5 (7th Cir. 1996), (same). In passing § 230, Congress place power
of regulating speech outside of constitutional controls. Metzger, Gillian (2003-01-
01). "Privatization as Delegation". Colum. L. Rev. 103 (6): 1367–1502.
42. Hall contends that Congress conferred upon Twitter such sovereign power and
therefore that under the "government function" strand of the state action doctrine
Twitter must be held accountable as a federal actor.” United Auto Workers v. Gaston
Festivals, Inc., 43 F.3d 902, 906 (4th Cir. 1995); Lebron v. National Railroad
Passenger Corp.,513 U.S. 374, 115 S.Ct. 961, 130 L.Ed.2d 902 (1995); Dep't of
Transp. v. Ass'n of Am. Railroads, 575 U.S. 43, 54-55 (2015) (agency or
instrumentality of the United States). When Congress permits Twitter to sensor
speech, Congress cedes to Twitter the sovereign power to regulate speech in a
public/private forum. United Auto Workers, at 902, 910, (citing Cox v. New
Hampshire,312 U.S. 569, 574, 61 S.Ct. 762, 765, 85 L.Ed. 1049 (1941)).
43. "Time and again our cases have recognized that the Government has a much
freer hand in dealing ‘with citizen employees than it does when it brings its sovereign
power to bear on citizens at large.’ Engquist v. Or. Dep't of Agric. , 553 U.S. 591,
598, 128 S.Ct. 2146, 170 L.Ed.2d 975 (2008) (stating that "there is a crucial
difference, with respect to constitutional analysis, between the government
exercising the power to regulate" and "the government acting ... to manage [its]
internal operation" (internal quotation marks and quotation omitted)); Toledo v.
Pu[e]blo De Jemez, 119 F. Supp. 429, 432 (D.N.M. 1954) (arms of the sovereign).
44. In passing §230, the legislature overrode the entrenchment clause under Part
I, Article 22 of the New Hampshire Constitution and the due process rights that
accompany it without any type of strict scrutiny which would have examined
restrictions or regulations with regard to content of speech prior to it passing into
law. [D.1, ¶ 132]
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(3) Policing Powers
45. Congress, under any Commerce act or regulation, lacks the authority to
regulate and/or suppress noneconomic speech or criminal conduct under §230 based
solely on that conduct’s aggregate effect on interstate commerce as police powers lie
within the States and not with the Federal Government. [D.1, ¶ 126]. Congress has
exceeded its constitutional bounds in passing §230 as policing powers of speech are
possessed by the States. [D.1, ¶ 127, 128]. Congress is intertwined with Twitter when
it relegates it's duties to protect, police and regulate free speech. §230 saves the
government millions while trampling state and personal interests in free speech.
[D.1, ¶ 114]. True threats or inciteful crimes of speech are not economic activity and
are more apt to be governed by State or local Criminal laws. [D.1, ¶ 125]
46. §230 deputizes computer networks such as Twitter “to ensure vigorous
enforcement of Federal and State criminal laws to deter and punish trafficking in
obscenity, stalking, and harassment by means of computer in return for legal
protections for third-party content and for Twitters filtering decisions. [D.1, ¶ 115].
§230 converts a private entity like Twitter into a state actor or is equivalent to state
action—because the private entity [Twitter] is voluntarily performing a traditional,
exclusive public functions such as regulating criminal and non-criminal speech and
behaviors at a local and State level. [D.1, ¶ 117]
47. Additionally, in a role traditionally left exclusively to local governments and
under the color and authority of Congress, Twitter violated Hall’s Free Speech Rights
by censoring and regulating Hall’s tweets and behaviors and then in retaliation for
the tweet, violated Hall’s Rights of Assembly when it banned him from a Public
Forum and other Designated Public Forums, (“DPF'(s)”). [D.1, ¶ 1]. Hall's speech in
his tweet were not in violation of any state or federal law. [D.1, ¶ 111].
(4) Conclusion
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48. Twitter cannot use § 230 as a defense for its actions because § 230, is
unconstitutional on its face, cedes (1) sovereign powers of Congress of regulating
speech, (2) powers of States to enforce speech, to a private entity requiring the
Court's to be reversed.
B. Federal Actor
(1) Government "Partners"
48. Twitter is described as having an extensive partnership and collaboration with
"our government partners", [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-1, P. 6, 9], working on investigations
with "our law enforcement partners", [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-1, P. 10]; working together
with our government elected officials, [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-1, P. 9]; Dorsey, [D. 1-1
Exhibit Q-2 P. 121-122]; has a strong partnership with local law enforcement and
federal law enforcement and attend a regular "cadence" of meetings. [D. 1-1 Exhibit
Q-2 P. 166]; Dorsey [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 182]; Willing to work with their
"partners" to consider what more Twitter can be doing to protect our kids. [D. 1-1
Exhibit Q-2 P. 121-122]; maintained private portals to allow partners and journalists
to report anything suspicious that they see so that [Twitter] can take much faster
action." [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 166].
(2) Congressional Demands and Coercion
50. Congress induced, encouraged, and promoted private persons and companies
to accomplish what it is constitutionally forbidden to accomplish, ban speech, when
it passed 47 U.S.C. § 230 and with its threatening of § 230 sanctions in public or
through congressional hearings if certain speech is not removed from their sites.
Norwood v. Harrison, 413 U.S. 455, 465 (1973); Rendell-Baker v. Kohn, 457 U.S.
830 (1982).
51. In September 2019, Congress held a hearing out of "public safety" concerns.
Mrs. Brooks. [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 184] "We hope you can help us better
understand how Twitter decides when to suspend a user or ban them from the service
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and what you do to ensure that such decisions are made without undue bias. Hon.
Greg Walden [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 17].;"Can you talk to me then just about what
are your current policies? What are the current policies for prioritizing timely take
downs and enforcement?" Mrs. McMorris Rodgers. [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 87];
"what are you going to do to make sure that the election is not in some way
influenced by foreign governments in an inappropriate way?" Ms. Schakowsky. [D.
1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 165]; "Far too many Twitter users still face bullying and trolling
attacks." Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 19]; false rumors are dangerous. Mr.
Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 20]; The actions of President Trump have made the
situation worse when he uses Twitter to bully and belittle people, calling them
names like dog, clown, spoiled brat, son of a bitch, enemies, and loser." Mr. Pallone
[D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 20], which "foster discord, within our society." Mr. Pallone
[D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 20].
52. Although Mr. Flores states that "This is an oversight hearing. We are not trying
to legislate." [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 174]; Congress takes an authoritive tone versus
someone who is overseeing when its Members make statements such as Twitter
"must do more to regain and maintain the public trust" to stop "bullying, the spread
of disinformation and malicious foreign influence." Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-
2 P. 21]. "Twitter and other social media platforms must establish clear policies,
provide tools to users and then swiftly and fairly enforce those policies, and those
policies should apply equally to the president, politicians, administration officials,
celebrities, and the teenager down the street." Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 21-
22]; "The company's enforcement seems to chase the latest headline as opposed to
addressing systematic problems". Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 21]; "one
persistent critique of Twitter by civil rights advocates and victims of abuse and others
is that your policies are unevenly enforced." Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 32-
33] "But we have to make sure that the enforcement mechanism is there" Mr.
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Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 34]; "so that we can really reduce these threats online."
Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 44]; Twitter needs to strengthen its policies to
ensure that users are protected from fake accounts, misinformation, and harassment"
Mr. Green [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 48]; "I would also hope that you would move the
same resources that have complicated so much of what this hearing has been about
today so that you can focus on this to make sure that this doesn't happen again --
that we wouldn't have to reprimand you to follow the guidelines." Mr. McKinley.
[D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 117-118]; "Okay. Good. So the idea is that we will -- that
they're (republicans in the house) going to put so much pressure on you to avoid
pressure-- from us (members of the house) that you will change your behavior in a
way that's not--- that's not fair." Mr. Peters. [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 145]; "I do not
believe that we should just be leaving it [enforcement] to the responsibility of private
companies." Mr. McKinley. [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 117-118]; "if you could report
back to the committee within one month of what steps Twitter is taking to improve
the consistency of its enforcement. Mr. Pallone [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 34, 36].
53. In April 2019 Nancy Pelosi publicly states "Silicon Valley’s self-regulating
days “probably should be” over"; "It’s a “new era” for tech regulation"; "Silicon
Valley is abusing the privilege of section 230 of the Communications Decency Act,
“230 is a gift to them, and I don’t think they are treating it with the respect that they
should,” she said. “And so I think that that could be a question mark and in
jeopardy.... For the privilege of 230, there has to be a bigger sense of responsibility
on it, and it is not out of the question that that could be removed.”, and "companies
that maybe could be easily broken up."
https://www.vox.com/podcasts/2019/4/11/18306834/nancy-pelosi-speaker-house-
tech-regulation-antitrust-230-immunity-kara-swisher-decode-podcast
54. In June 2019, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Ending
Support for Internet Censorship Act, "which removes the immunity big tech
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companies receive under Section 230". “With Section 230, tech companies get a
sweetheart deal that no other industry enjoys: complete exemption from traditional
publisher liability in exchange for providing a forum free of political censorship,”
https://www.hawley.senate.gov/senator-hawley-introduces-legislation-amend-
section-230-immunity-big-tech-companies
55. In November 2019, U.S. Senator. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), sent a letter to
Ambassador Lighthizer, as reported by Politico, [8] requesting that; [Lighthizer]
"remove Article 19 .17- an Article that mirrors Section 230 of the Communications
Decency Act-from the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USM CA). I also
ask that you remove similar language: Article 18, Section 2 and 3 in the U.S.-Japan
Trade Agreement, and refrain from including such language in future trade
agreements."
(3) "Partner" Benefits
56. "Section §230 enables Twitter to look at the content and look for abuse and
take enforcement actions against them accordingly" and "enables enforcement of
harassers and bully's." Dorsey Testimony to Congress, [D.1, ¶ 113]; [D. 1-1 Exhibit
Q-2 P. 121-122].
57. Twitter receive “benefits” of Executive status in the form of legal immunity
and in the savings of legal fees in return for policing it’s designated public forum
under the government created §230. [D.1, ¶ 118]. §230's safe harbors protect
Twitter.” Mr. Walden [D.1, ¶ 112] and saves the government millions while
trampling state and personal interests in free speech. [D.1, ¶ 114].
(4) Constitutional Rights
58. §230 prohibits the freedom of speech under the U.S. Constitution Article [I]
[8] https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/01/ted-cruz-online-liability-trade-
deals-063911
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Freedom of expression and the Due Process and Equal Protections clauses within
Articles [IV] and [XIV] and allows these freedoms to be regulated in a
discriminatory manner. [D.1, ¶ 129]. Hall is entitled to free speech, freedom to
Assemble and Freedom of Expression when in a public forum or DPF at Twitter.com.
[D.1, ¶ 165]. The infringement upon Hall's speech rises from the actions of Congress
in promulgating and passing §230. Bronner v. Duggan , 249 F.Supp.3d 27, 41
(D.D.C. 2017). Platforms like Twitter were designated by Congress to perform a
governmental operation to police speech which is a function traditionally reserved
exclusively to the state. Freedom Watch, Inc. v. Google, Inc., 368 F. Supp. 3d 30, 40
(D.D.C. 2019); Marsh v. Alabama, 326 U. S. 501 (1946); The Complaint alleges
more than just the sole reason that Twitter provides a public forum.
59. Twitter itself believes that its computer network is a public square and public
space. [D.1, ¶ 104], a digital public square", [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 23], that they are
hosting." [D. 1-1 Exhibit Q-2 P. 169]. Twitter has intentionally transformed its
computer network into a public forum, [9] square or market, a public gathering place,
a downtown business district or community, [D.1, ¶ 107], and a public forum open
to the public for the purpose of speaking in public. [D.1, ¶ 106];
(5) Conclusion
60. A private individual acts under color of law within the meaning of section
1983 when he acts together with state officials or with significant state aid. Bigio v.
the Coca-Cola Company, 235 F.3d 63, 71-72 (2d Cir. 2000).
61. The Complaint sufficiently alleges Twitter acted in concert with state actors
is sufficient under the standards of Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co., 398 U. S. 144, 398
U. S. 155-156 (1970); e.g., O’Handley v. Weber, No. 22-15071, 2023 WL 2443073,
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[9] Federal Appeals Court declared government officials accounts are designated
"digital public forum's or DPF'S with first amendment protections. [D.1, ¶ 108].
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at *4–5 (9th Cir. Mar. 10, 2023); Freedom Watch at. 816, in that Congress and
Twitter is "pervasively entwined" with Congress and has entered into a "joint
enterprise" or a "symbiotic relationship" with each other in a federal action not for
goods or services, but to regulate and ban speech. Burton v. Wilmington Parking
Authority, 365 U.S. 715 (1961).
62. Twitter, although a private entity, was a state actor in this situation because:
(1) Twitter cannot carry out its statutory mission without governmental assistance
and it relies on Congress's gift of Section 230 to operate, (2) its services involve
governmental functions and (3) the suppression of Hall's Tweets and banning of his
contract was done under an assumption of sovereign powers of compulsion.
Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., ___ U.S. ___, ___, 111 S.Ct. 2077, 2083, 114
L.Ed.2d 660 (1991); Lugar v. Edmondson Oil Co.,457 U.S. 922, 102 S.Ct. 2744, 73
L.Ed.2d 482 (1982); Adickes at, 142; United States v. Price,383 U.S. 787, 86 S.Ct.
1152, 16 L.Ed.2d 267 (1966); United States v. Wiseman,445 F.2d 792 (2d Cir.).
denied 404 U.S. 967, 92 S.Ct. 346, 30 L.Ed.2d 287 (1971); Howard Gault Co. v.
Texas Rural Legal Aid,848 F.2d 544, 552-57 (5th Cir. 1988).
63. Some lower courts that have examined this issue, however, have determined
that private police forces may become state actors in certain circumstances.
Romanski v. Detroit Entertainment. L.L.C., 428 F.3d 629,638 (6th Cir. 2005)
(private security guard was state actor); Payton v. Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke
Medical Center, 184 F.3d 623 (7th Cir. 1999) (private police could be state actor);
Boyle v. Torres, 756 F. Supp. 2d 983, 995 (N.D. Ill. 2010); Fusco v. Medeiros, 965
F. Supp. 230, 249 (D.R.I. 1996) (whom the state confers limited legal authority,
actually uses that authority when engaging in the conduct complained of').
64. §230 restricts the right of individuals to speak freely in public forums. [D.1, ¶
130], and prohibits the freedom of speech under the U.S. Constitution Article [I]
Freedom of expression and the Due Process and Equal Protections clauses within
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Articles [IV] and [XIV] and allows these freedoms to be regulated in a
discriminatory manner. [D.1, ¶ 129]
IX. MAGISTRATE JOHNSTONE'S ILLEGAL POLICY
65. The undisputed facts are that:
Judge Johnstone set in motion an unconscionable scheme calculated to
interfere with the judicial system's ability to impartially adjudicate a matter by
improperly influencing the trier of fact, or attempted to, utilizing ex-parte
communications and by unfairly hampering the presentation of Appellant's claims
through a bias and unconstitutional tribunal. [Exhibit A- P. 94].
66. Judge Johnstone promulgated and administered her own pro hac vice rules
specifically to benefit Twitter and allow Twitter Counsel to appear before the Court
although they lacked the requirements of eligibility, and that these special benefits
continued for a period of over 2 years, and covering 68 incidents, ROA, 165-168,
then it could rightly be stated that self-promulgated rules administered by a Court,
for a period of over 2 years and covering 68 incidents would be, albeit illegal,
construed to be a policy of the Court. Gleaning from these submissions to the Court
is that these illegal policies demonstrate a bias of the Court for a particular entity,
over an extended period of time and through several cases, is sufficient to raise a
reasonable inference of the appearance of actual or apparent bias or prejudice.
[Exhibit A- P. 87].
67. If you start at point A of the illegal policy, ROA, 261-263, Br., at 60. then add
up how many times it was utilized, and for who's benefit, the Court's bias in favor of
Twitter emerges. And although Mrazik was not a part of Appellant's case, his UPL
in the Court throughout 2018, ROA 164-238 (Dkt. 74.1), demonstrates continuous
use of the illegal policy and the Courts acceptance of that illegal policy which
establishes bias of the Court in favor of Twitter. See (Case: 20-1933 Document:
00117781153, Filed: 08/30/2021). [Exhibit A- P. 88].
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68. Judge Johnstone's unwritten, illegal pro hac vice unofficial policies, allowed
COIE and partner attorneys of COIE, on 68 separate occasions, the privilege of
practicing before the Court, even though these attorneys lacked any of the
requirements of eligibility demanded under Local Rules 83.1 and 83.2 to practice
before the Court and in violation of New Hampshire Statute 311:7. [Exhibit A- P.
87].
69. Magistrate Judge Johnstone was, on a continuous basis, intentionally ignoring
New Hampshire law and established official court pro hac vice rules, and instead
promulged, implemented, managed and adopted her own non-public alternative
admission procedures, within her administrative case management duties, that make
pro hac vice laws and rule provisions unnecessary and for the specific reason of,
allowing partner attorneys from the law firm of Perkins Coie, LLP. COIE, Ryan
Mrazik and Julie "Schwartz", the privilege of practicing before the Court although
they lacked the requirements of eligibility set forth in Local Rule 83.2 and in
violation of New Hampshire State RSA 31 1:7 and all to the benefit of the defendant,
Twitter. [Exhibit A- P. 86-87].
70. Judge Johnstone's illegal policy: (1) was inconsistent with and contrary to
Acts of Congress; (2) was not prescribed by the Enabling Act of 1934 and rules of
practice and procedure prescribed under 28 U.S.C. § 2071(a) and (b) and 28 U.S.C.
§ 2072 and is therefore unconstitutional; (3). Violates 28 U.S.C. § 2071(f) as they
were not prescribed by the COURT, and are therefore unconstitutional; (4)
circumvented the COURTS' prescribed LR's governing practice and procedure; (5)
was not authorized by any federal statute; (6) was not recommended by any rules
advisory committee; (7) was inapposite with N.H.R.S.A. 311:6 and 311:7; (8)
usurped and preempted the power of the governing State Authority; (9) was not
created as an immediate need under 2071(e); (10) lowered attorney eligibility
required under LR 83.2 only for attorneys representing Twitter or employed by
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Perkins Coie; (11) operated with unlimited power; (12) operated with no restrictions;
(13) operated without any established standards and was secretive to the public and
Plaintiff; (14) was substantially biased in favor of Twitter and its Coie attorneys and
are therefore unconstitutional; (15) was a moving force behind the ; (16) was the
moving force behind all of the COURTS preconceived orders or pleadings, in
Plaintiff's. See [Doc. 1, case 1:21-cv-01047, N.H. Federal District Court]. [Exhibit
A- P. 158-159].
71. The Court was noticed of Judge Johnstone's illegal policy on March 18, 2021,
Plaintiff filed Doc. 74, Exhibits at 74.1 and on April 16, 2021, McAuliffe Recusal
Motion, Doc. at 77, and with the [COMPLAINT] filed in Case No. 1:21-cv-01047-
LM on December 9, 2021, Plaintiff has made well known to the Court Judge
Johnstone's actions such as promulgating and utilizing illegal policies; disregarding
laws; using the judge's office to obtain special treatment for the defendant Twitter;
and among other acts committed in; Case No. 1:19-cv-009 78-JL, involving Justice
Joseph Normand Laplante and Judge Johnstone, which was live from September 17,
2019, through January 28, 2021; Case No. 1:17-cv-00733-PB, involving Justice Paul
Barbadoro and Judge Johnstone, which was live from December 21, 2017, through
April 25, 2019; Case No. 1:18-cv-00203-PB, involving Justice Paul Barbadoro and
JOHNSTONE, which was live from March 5, 2018, through April 4, 2019; Case No.
1:17-cv-00749-JD, involving Justice Joseph A. DiClerico Jr. and Judge Johnstone,
which was live from December 21, 2017, through June 12, 2018. [Exhibit A- P. 63].
72. Judge Johnstone was reappointed to a second eight-year term effective June
16, 2022. [Exhibit A- P. 82, Hall Declaration].
A. Biased Tribunal
73. Hall asks this Court to void Judge Elliott's orders as Judge Elliott was
disqualified under 26 U.S. Code § 455 at the time she entered each of her orders. See
[Doc. 142]. Judge Elliott through her administrative position was aware of the
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material facts of Hall's complaints concerning Magistrate Johnstone's illegal policy.
This influenced her decisions, and even if it did not, judges have an obligation to
maintain an appearance of impartiality that goes beyond mere actual impartiality.
Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), the final judgment should have been
vacated. See [D. 141].
74. Because Judge Elliott was disqualified under § 455 at the time she entered
each of Judge Elliott's orders and judgment in favor of Twitter, they should be set
aside under the standards of Liljeberg v. Health Services Acquisition Corp., 486 U.S.
847, 850-51 (1988). In Liljeberg, the Supreme Court found that the judge learned he
had a fiduciary interest in the case and, therefore, that his disqualification was
required under § 455(b) (4), as well as § 455 (a). Liljeberg, at 866–67. The violation
of § 455(b) (4) contributed to the Court's holding that vacatur of the judge's decision
benefiting the University on whose board he served “was an appropriate remedy.”
Id. at 867.
75. A reasonable person might question the Court's ability to decide impartially
on Hall's Motion to Strike, because Judge Elliott has already condoned Judge
Johnstone's actions through the re-appointment of Judge Johnstone to another term,
has personal knowledge of Johnstone's illegal policies through the re-appointment
process, (or Judge Johnstone's own view of her policies) and now cannot be a pure
and fair jurist to answer the question of whether Twitter and its attorneys participated
in utilizing Judge Johnstone's illegal policies through fraud upon the court, in which
their motion should be stricken or voided from the record.
B. Motions to Void
76. Hall motioned the Court, [Doc. 143] to void all the trial court's orders and
judgments, on the grounds that the Court failed to provide an unbiased tribunal by:
(1) utilized illegal policies when determining Hall's motion to Strike, (2) failing to
consider substantive State Laws, (2) and all three judges displayed a bias in favor of
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the defendant Twitter by their omission of Johnstone's illegal policy, and because (3)
Twitter has made numerous misrepresentations, omissions so as to form a pattern of
fraud before the Court.
77. The Court errored in law in not finding that Magistrate Johnstone's acts of writing
an illegal policy to benefit Twitter, Judge McAuliffe’s and Judge Elliott's failure to
apply substantive laws, federal laws, and precedents and Judge McAuliffe's acts in
complete absence of jurisdiction, and Twitters participation in submitting pleadings
to the Court that follow the pattern of fraud, with the intent to deceive, mislead,
which damaged Hall.
78. The Court and it’s Judges have demonstrated actual bias in favor of the
Defendant Twitter, utilized unofficial policies in their decision making, and acted in
a manner inconsistent with due process of law. The rendering of these judgments,
preconceived in Twitter's favor, were reached without due process of law, are without
jurisdiction and are void as the United States is forbidden by the fundamental law to
take either life, liberty or property without due process of law, and its courts are
included in this prohibition. Bass v. Hoagland, 172 F.2d 205 (5th Cir. 1949); illegal
policy and bias which was administered by the Court. City of Canton v. Harris, 489
U.S. 378, 388 (1989).
79. The Court, through the actions of these three Judges, acted in a manner
inconsistent with due process of law, and therefore it’s judgments are void. See:
Wright and Miller, Federal Practice and Procedure: Civil, § 2862, pp. 199-200.
C. Strike Motions
80. Within Hall's [Doc. 100] Motion to Strike, he asks the Court to Strike Twitters
[Doc. 3] Motion to Dismiss because it was scandalous and was submitted by Twitter
as part the fraud upon the Court successfully perpetrated in part by Judge Johnstone,
Twitter and its attorneys utilizing Judge Johnstone's illegal Policies and that Twitter
should not otherwise benefit from the fraud upon the court.
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81. Judge Elliott errored in fact in order [D. 124], in finding that Hall's Strike
Motion in its unsupported findings that Hall sought to strike Twitter's [D. 3] Motion
to Dismiss because; (1) it includes on its signature line the name of Julie E. Schwartz,
(2) the notation “(motion for pro hac vice admission to be filed, (3) allowing the
names of other attorneys from Attorney Schwartz’s law firm to appear on the
signature line of filings, (4) Attorney Schwartz’s name on the filing is an example
of Magistrate Judge Johnstone’s purported illegal pro hac vice policies," (5) that
Hall's claims are based on identical grounds as Wolford v. Budd Co., 149 F.R.D. 127,
130 (W.D. Va. 1993).
82. It is an error of fact to state that Hall's motion to strike is simply based upon
an attorneys name on the pleading or signature line, when Hall clearly advocates that
the [D. 3] pleading not be accepted because (1) it was "submitted" on behalf of
Twitter by Attorney "Schwartz" while practicing law "unauthorized" and in violation
of N.H. "RSA 311:7", and therefore the document is illegal under N.H. law, and
scandalous under the federal rules, and (2) as it was part of the privilege of practicing
before the Court, on behalf of Twitter, although the attorneys lacked the
requirements of eligibility set forth in LR 83.2, and were in violation of RSA 311:7,
all to the benefit of the defendant, Twitter, and that Twitter should not benefit from
such scheme. (I.e. favors creating an unconstitutional Court). See [D. 100-2].
83. It is an error of fact to state that Hall's motion to strike is based on identical
grounds as cases such as Wolford. Wolford only answers in the negative based upon
the singular question of whether pleadings filed by attorneys not admitted to practice
before the court should be dismissed or declared a nullity under Pavlak, and therefore
never reaches the questions presented here, illegality under N.H. law and fruits of
fraud.
84. The Court errored in law in finding that Twitter's [D. 3] Dismiss Motion was
not a scandalous matter, unfit for the Court and must be stricken. Washington Post
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Co. v. Chaloner 1746, 63 L. Ed. 987, 39 S. Ct. 448, 250 U.S. 290 (1919). While
acknowledging that this Court has considerable discretion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(f).,
under the circumstances here, the District Court need not to use its discretion as it
has already been resolved through RSA 311:7 and the Rules of this Court. Twitter's
D. 3] Motion to Dismiss and MOL to be prejudicial to the Plaintiff and in violation
of RSA 311:7, ABA Rule 5.5(c)(2) and LR 83.1, and is illegal and therefore
scandalous and therefore an insufficient defense under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(f) and
therefore, must be stricken or void(ed) from the record in its entirety.
85. The Court errored in failing to identify which facts are material under
substantive law (NH RSA 311] prior to adjudicating procedure matters. Anderson v.
Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986).
86. It is error in Law (28 U.S. Code § 1652) not to apply state substantive law
[10] and only federal rules for procedural matters in diversity cases. Hoyos v.
Telecorp Communications, Inc.,488 F.3d 1, 5 (1st Cir.2007) (citing Gasperini v. Ctr.
for Humanities, Inc.,518 U.S. 415, 427, 116 S.Ct. 2211, 135 L.Ed.2d 659 (1996);
Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 92, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938). The
question raised by Hall's motion to strike involve the substantive law as to the rights
and when asking whether or not the court should accept an illegal or otherwise
scandalous liabilities of the parties based upon claim that the document is illegal,
part of an illegal act or are fruits of illegal activity and that the issue only become
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[10] RSA 311:7 is substantive as the sovereign NH legislature intended it to be used
"statewide" in court[s] within the State of New Hampshire. The forum state was
understood as having the sole power to regulate the means by which causes of action
were litigated in its courts, because the courts' activities were within its borders. The
Order Violates Plaintiff's procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth
Amendment because the court failed its duty to ensure that legal procedures were
carried out in a fair and just manner and failed to observe and apply substantive state
statutory laws prior to any application of federal rules.
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procedural document into its court of Law. (Emphasis). See [D. 113]. And that state
law controls the rights and duties of the parties in a federal action founded on
diversity. Erie Ry at 817.
D. Default Motions
87. The Court errored in fact when denying [D. 124] Hall's Default Motion [D.
101], in finding that Hall's claims to Strike and Default were "merely because it
includes the name of an out-of-state attorney who was not yet admitted pro hac vice",
or that it was based upon an attorneys name on the pleading or signature line, or that
Hall's motion to strike is based on identical grounds as cases such as Wolford. See
above.
88. It is an error in Law in failing to identify which facts are material under
substantive law prior to adjudicating procedure matters, and to not apply state
substantive law (NH RSA 311:7) and only federal rules for procedural matters in
diversity cases under 28 U.S. Code § 1652. See STRIKE MOTION above.
E. Motion to Renew
89. The Court errored in Law when granting Twitter's [D. 99] motion to renew
its [D. 3] motion for the reasons set forth in Hall's Motion to Strike and Motion to
Default above.
X. THE REAPPOINTMENT COMMISSION
90. The Magistrate Re-appointment process is administered through the
administrative office of the United States Courts. Triggered by rule by Magistrate
"Judge Johnstone, a re-appointment "Commission" was formed per statute[11] in
late 2021 and a "Merit Selection Panel" was appointed and notice to the public was
sent out in early January 2022, and Judge Johnstone was reappointed by the
Commission to a second eight-year term effective June 16, 2022, despite her bad
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[11] See 28 U.S.C. § 631
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behavior.[12]
91. The subject matter before the administrative Article III panel was to determine
if the Court should re-hire Judge Johnstone despite comments that her previous work
for the Court, demonstrated bad (moral) character, judgment, legal ability,
temperament, and a commitment to equal justice under the law, despite writing
unofficial rules for Twitter and its attorneys, and to the detriment of the Plaintiff's in
their cases, [Exhibit A- P. 29], to which Hall's credibility was not the issue as the
reappointment proceeding was an administrative or re-hiring proceeding [Exhibit A-
P. 12].
92. The tasks to be performed by the judges on the Commission are clearly
nonjudicial in nature, and do not involve the exercise of Article III power to
adjudicate cases and controversies. While it would be unheard of for an Article III
Judge to reject the call of the President, at least in theory these three individual
members of the judiciary serve voluntarily as commissioners and are empowered as
such under the Act, rather than as an Article III Court. President's Com'n on
Organized Crime ("Scarfo"), 783 F.2d 370, 377 (3d Cir. 1986) (historical list of
extra-judicial activities of judges). Their removal from this office by the President
under 28 U.S.C. § 991(a) would leave their judicial powers intact. U.S. v. Hickernell
690 F. Supp. 272 (S.D.N.Y. 1988).
93. Hall filed comments to the Merit Selection Panel citing his ]D. 74] Rule 60
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[12] The Federal Magistrate Act of 1979 (Pub. L. No. 96-82; 93 Stat. 643)
established certain minimum standards and procedures for the selection and
appointment of United States magistrate judges, which are codified at 28 U.S.C. §
631. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 631(b)(5), the Judicial Conference of the United
States has promulgated the Regulations of the Judicial Conference of the United
States Establishing Standards and Procedures for the Appointment and
Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges ( Id. Appendix J).
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Motion, which alleges Judge Johnstone's unconstitutional bad behaviors.
[Appellant's Brief "AB", Exh. 6]. Hall then filed amended comments to the Merit
Selection Panel, [Appellant's Brief "AB", Exh. 6], attaching his [Rule 59(e) Motion]
objections filed in Case No. 1:21-cv-01047-LM, stating that he believes Judge
Johnstone set in motion an unconscionable scheme calculated to interfere with the
judicial systems ability to impartially adjudicate a matter by improperly influencing
the trier of fact, or attempted to, utilizing ex-parte communications and by unfairly
hampering the presentation of Appellant's claims through a bias and unconstitutional
tribunal, which amounts to judicial misconduct.
A. Recusal
94. Hall appeals Judge Elliott's 11/23/2022 order denying Hall's [D. 104] recusal
motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. "§ 144", 28 U.S.C. § "455(a)" and 28 U.S.C. §
"455(b)(1)". Both the 11/23/2023, Order and Order [D. 124] violate Hall's
substantive due process right to have his case tried before an impartial judge which
is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial, and his statutory rights within § 144
and § 455 to have a non-bias or even the appearance of a bias judge preside over the
case as Judge Elliott has refused to recuse herself.
95. Hall filed a [D. 104] recusal motion stating that Judge Elliott's Commission
decision disregarded Judge Johnstone's previous performance of disregarding rules,
statutes and laws, and that her dual role[s] [Administrative/Judicial] gives the
appearance of objective bias or partiality to be constitutionally intolerable and that
she should recuse herself. Hall also stated that Judge Elliott participated in the
process of voting in chambers, among other Article III judges, which voted to re-
appoint Judge Johnstone, despite her bad behavior, and was either compliant with
her Article III administrative duties and has investigated Hall's claims and Judge
Johnstone's illegal policy and thus has personal knowledge or "extrajudicial"
information (knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts, prior conduct, prior
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knowledge or an administrative connection with the case), and personal knowledge
of off-the-record briefings in chambers, administrative or other meetings with other
justices, clerks or personnel which leave no trace in the record, and not what she has
learned through [Hall's] case, and would be commingling her duties as administrator,
advocate and Judge, which violate Hall's Fifth Amendment rights to an impartial
tribunal and that due process guarantees an absence of actual bias on the part of a
judge, and that judges must not "become an advocate or otherwise use . . . judicial
powers to advantage or disadvantage a party unfairly," [13]
96. The Court errored in Law under § 144 as Hall has demonstrated through
declaration, (considered to be true} In re Martinez Catala, 129 F.3d 213, 218 (1st
Cir. 1997). that Judge Elliott has a personal bias or prejudice either against him or
in favor of Twitter; to allow a District Court Judge to preside in a case where (s)he
has also administratively and extra-judicially participated, inquired, investigated,
reviewed panel notes and comments from the public and voted (among the other
Article III justices) to re-appoint a Magistrate, which included identical material
facts within this case. González-González, at 7-8.
97. The Court errored in law under the standards of § 144 and § 455(a), which
only requires the appearance of partiality, not the existence of actual partiality.
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[13] Due process U.S. CONST. AMEND V guarantees “an absence of actual bias”
on the part of a judge. In re Murchison, 349 U.S. 133, 136 (1955). Due process
essential to a fair trial. Mitchell v. Sirica, 502 F.2d 375, 390 (D.C. Cir. 1974); see
Tumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510, 535 (1927); United States v. González-González,
Criminal No. 93-318 (FAB), 6-7 (D.P.R. Feb. 27, 2019). "It is axiomatic that '[a]
fair trial in a fair tribunal is a basic requirement of due process.'" Caperton v. A.
T. Massey Coal Co. 556 U.S. 868 (2009), (quoting Murchison at, 133, 136; Guthrie
v. WERC, 111 Wis. 2d 447, 454, 331 N.W.2d 331 (1983); "constitutionally
unacceptable." See Withrow v. Larkin, 421 U.S. 35, 47 (1975); Nicodemus v.
Chrysler Corp., 596 F.2d 152, 155-56 (6th Cir. 1979) (quoting Whitaker v. McLean,
118 F.2d 596, 596 (D.C. Cir. 1941)).
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"Appears to be so.” Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 553 n.2 (1994). Martinez
Catala at, 213, 220; Reasonable standards concerning impartiality. United States v.
Hines, 696 F.2d 722, 728 (10th Cir. 1982); Franks v. Nimmo, 796 F.2d 1230, 1234-
35 (10th Cir. 1986); United States v. Nelson,718 F.2d 315, 321 (9th Cir. 1983);
Hoover v. Ronwin,466 U.S. 558, 104 S.Ct. 1989, 80 L.Ed.2d 590 (1984). United
States v. Mirkin, 649 F.2d 78, 81 (1st Cir. 1981). To require disqualification, the
alleged bias or prejudice must be both "(1) personal, i.e., directed against a party,
and (2) extrajudicial." United States v. Carignan, 600 F.2d 762, 763 (9th Cir. 1979).
United States v. Kelley, 712 F.2d 884, 889 (1st Cir. 1983)
98. This approach advances Congress’ intent to ensure that the “courts must not
only be, but must seem to be, free of bias.” In re United States, 158 F.3d 26, 36 (1st
Cir. 1998); Liljeberg at, 847, 860 (1988) (“The goal of § 455(a) is to avoid even the
appearance of partiality” and to “promote public confidence in the integrity of the
judicial process.”). The Court must “take the objective view of an informed outsider”
and decide whether a reasonable, informed outsider “might question the judge’s
ability to remain impartial in hearing the case[.].” In re United States, at 67; In re.
Bulger, 710 F.3d 42, 45-46 (1st Cir. 2013). Where recusal is a close question, “the
balance tips in favor of recusal.” In re Boston’s Children First, 244 F.3d 164, 167
(1st Cir. 2011). § 455(a) also provides that a judge “shall disqualify himself in any
proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
99. The Court errored in law under the standards of § 455(b)1, as 455(b)(1),
requires recusal where the judge has "personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary
facts." In Hall's Motion to Recuse he states that because Judge Elliott was involved
with the re-appointment proceedings of Judge Johnstone, those same evidentiary
matters at issue during the re-appointment process are the same evidentiary matters
surrounding Judge Johnstone's illegal Policies are at issue in Hall's case. e.g., United
States v. Alabama, 828 F.2d 1532, 1543-46 (11th Cir. 1987) (holding recusal
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mandatory under § 455(b)(1) where trial judge's activities had involved him in
"disputed evidentiary facts"), cert. denied, 487 U.S. 1210, 108 S.Ct. 2857, 101
L.Ed.2d 894 (1988). El Fenix de Puerto Rico v. The M/Y Johanny, 36 F.3d 136, 141
n.4 (1st Cir. 1994).
100. The tasks to be performed by the judges on the Commission are clearly
nonjudicial in nature, and do not involve the exercise of Article III power to
adjudicate cases and controversies. While it would be unheard of for an Article III
Judge to reject the call of the President, at least in theory these three individual
members of the judiciary serve voluntarily as commissioners and are empowered as
such under the Act, rather than as an Article III Court. Scarfo at 370, 377 (historical
list of extra-judicial activities of judges). Their removal from this office by the
President under 28 U.S.C. § 991(a) would leave their judicial powers intact.
Hickernell, at 272. See Hall's Arguments [D. 104] Motion to Recuse.
101. Accepting the facts as alleged in Hall's [D. 104] Motion to Recuse and [D.
104-1] Declaration as true, Judge Elliott, through her administrative statutory duties,
[14] Judge Elliott served on the Commission, participated, [15] inquired,
investigated, reviewed panel notes and comments from the public and voted (among
the other Article III justices) to re-appoint Judge Johnstone although Judge
Johnstone's unofficial Policies perpetuated fraud upon the court and created an
unconstitutional proceeding which violated the rights of Hall, and that knowledge of
a party or knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts gained "outside the case"
constitutes grounds for recusal under § 455(a) because her acts “inferable” or
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[14] In Forrester v. White , 484 U.S. 219, 229, 108 S.Ct. 538, 98 L.Ed.2d 555 (1988),
(administrative decisions " not judicial or adjudicative."
[15] The theme is that there is an almost irrebuttable presumption that a judge is
"tainted" and must be disqualified where, as here, she surrounded herself with
individuals who may not be truly disinterested. See [D. 104]
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“inferred” to be bias. United States v. Torres, 128 F.3d 38, 46–47 (2d Cir.1997);
United States v. Greer, 285 F.3d 158, 171 (2d Cir.2002).
XI. CONCLUSION
102. Magistrate Johnstone's illegal policy and the omission and acts by the three
judges, unconstitutionally tainted the entire case, Judge Elliott's personal knowledge
is unlawful requiring vacatur, Twitter's dismiss motion is scandalous requiring
default, and void as substantive law was not followed. Hall has stated three (I, II, III)
adequate claims under the standards of law, Twitter acted as a Federal Actor on
behalf and at the request of Congress to silence Hall's free speech and freedom of
expression.
Wherefore, because the Court made factual findings on a motion to dismiss and
reached factual conclusions in fact and law that are inconsistent with the Complaint,
the courts decisions should be reconsidered and reversed.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL E. HALL
Pro Se
I certify that on this date, I served the foregoing Appellant's Brief upon the
Defendant, through its attorney of record, Demetrio F. Aspiras, counsel of record,
via the Court’s electronic filing system.
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XIII. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
1. This document complies with the word limit of Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(B)(i)
because, excluding the parts of the document exempted by the Fed. R. App. P. 32(f):
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