Right to file criminal complaints
Givey v. Blanche
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Ryan P. Givey alleged that Justice Department officials refused to accept his criminal complaint and that an Assistant U.S.
- Who it affects
- Givey did not get Supreme Court review, and the Court did not decide whether the alleged conduct violated his rights.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about
Attorney mishandled his motion to disqualify. He argued that he has a constitutional right to make a criminal complaint; the Supreme Court refused to hear his petition and did not decide that issue.
Givey alleged that Justice Department officials refused to accept his criminal complaint and that an Assistant U.S. Attorney mishandled his motion to disqualify.
Question presented
1. Is it a violation of a citizen ’ s First Amendment Rights for the Department of Justice to refuse to speak to a victim, review evidence and take criminal complaint of ongoing crimes, so there is no record of the complaint? 2. Is it a violation of federal law under 18 U.S.C. § 3332(a) for the Department of Justice to refuse to refer ongoing federal crimes to a grand jury? 3. Is it a Due Process violation for an Assistant United States Attorney to prevent a victim from making a criminal complaint concerning the Assistant United States Attorney ’ s own conduct? 4. Is it a Due Process violation for a federal judge to prevent a victim from making a criminal complaint concerning the judge ’ s own conduct? 5. Is it a Due Process violation for a federal judge to permit federal crimes to be committed to interfere with the court case before them? (Such as interfering with court mail, threatening and harming witnesses, interfering with PETITIONER obtaining legal counsel and interfering with PETITIONER ’ S phone to interfere with PETITIONER contacting journalists, lawyers and printers for his US Supreme Court petitions.)? 6. Is it a Due Process violation for an Assistant United States Attorney to ignore a motion to disqualify and file a brief for Respondents without responding to the motion to disqualify? 7. Is it a Due Process violation for the Third Circuit ’ s opinion to arbitrarily dismiss a Merits Panel investigation into a judge ’ s conduct, filed under a motion to disqualify a judge?
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