10-1012IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE TENTH CIRCUITUNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ex rel.
KENNETH L. SMITH, .Plaintiff-Appellant,v.HON. STEPHEN H. ANDERSON,
et al.,
Defendants-Appellees. .__________________________________________________________________On appeal from the United States District Courtfor the District of ColoradoThe Honorable Phillip A. Brimmer, District JudgeD.C. No. 09-cv-1018-PAB-BNB_________________________________________________________________PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT’S OPENING BRIEF
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Respectfully submitted,KENNETH L. SMITH,
In Propria Persona
23636 Genesee Village Rd.Golden, Colorado, 80401(303) 526-5451
STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT
For the reasons stated herein, Appellant demands oral argument.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4PRIOR OR RELATED APPEALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11I. DOES THE BILL OF RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONALIZETHE CITIZEN’S COMMON-LAW RIGHT TO REMOVEARTICLE III JUDGES FROM OFFICE FOR VIOLATIONSOF THEIR GOOD BEHAVIOR TENURE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10II. DOES THE BILL OF RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONALIZE THECITIZEN’S COMMON-LAW RIGHT TO PROSECUTIONOF PUBLIC OFFICIALS FOR CRIMES COMMITTEDAGAINST THEM? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11III. CAN A FEDERAL JUDGE IMPOSE FILING SANCTIONSWITHOUT OBSERVING PROCEDURAL STRICTURESIMPOSED BY THE FIFTH AMENDMENT DUE PROCESSCLAUSE? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12STATEMENT OF THE CASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12SUMMARY OF THE FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12SUMMARY OF THE ARGUMENT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14ARGUMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16I. THE FRAMERS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTIONALIZECOMMON LAW SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ABUSE OFOFFICIAL AUTHORITY
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A. The Bill of Rights Preserved Common Law SafeguardsAgainst Abuse of Authority By the Magistracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191. The Bill of Rights Constitutionalized Common Law Remedies. 192. The Ninth and Tenth Amendments Preserved UnenumeratedRemedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21B. The Citizen’s Right To Remove Officials With Good BehaviorTenure For Cause Under a Writ of
Scire Facias
Is a CommonLaw Safeguard of Long Pedigree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231. At Common Law, the
Scire Facias
Assured AccountableGovernment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232. The
Scire Facias
Defined the Powers of a Given Office . . . . . 243. How Do You Enforce Good Behavior Tenure If No OneHas Standing To Enforce It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26C. The Victim’s Right To Personally Prosecute a Criminal Is aCommon Law Safeguard of Even Longer Pedigree . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301. The Right To Prosecute a Crime Committed Against You Isan Absolute Predicate of Ordered Liberty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312. The Right To Prosecute a Crime Committed Against You IsOne No Sane Person Would Ever Voluntarily Relinquish . . . . . . 40II. “ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS AREMORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS.” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44A. A Soldier’s Tale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441. On Manor Farm (18
th
Century England) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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