Only twice has the Supreme Court accepted a typewritten brief since those rules went into effect. Because I knew that the Court had accepted a non-printed brief once, in US v. Nixon, I was able to persuade Chief Clerk Michael Rodak (sp?) to accept such an emergency brief in one of my cases.
I do not know how and why Donofrio has gotten crosswise with the Clerk, now. Whatever it is, it is probably fatal, since fighting with a clerk is like fighting with any bureaucrat, but more so.
The Keyes case in California has a better chance of success than this one, for reasons I won't bother with just now.
John / Billybob
CBB -
In your opinion, why do you think Thomas distributed the case to conference?
NOT TO BE A PAIN-
I wonder if there is any use anywhere in US of a “printing press” as has been traditionally known last half 20th century (set metal plates)? These are flat plates pressed to paper with wet ink. Metal drums coated with wet ink can be said to be part of advanced “printing press” technology (”duplicating machines”). I presume this is the family (wax-stencil mimeographs etc) the USSC (also) found inferior. The ink indeed took too long to dry if conditions weren’t right. Maybe they really smelled bad too, being usually passed freshly produced.
The true breakthrough was “xeography” with analog tech of sophisticated drum thru last half of 2oth century and still used in some larger, older “photocopying” machines.
surely USSC accepted these.
Near all now (aside from low end laser-jets with wet ink) are dry powder digitally -set toner direct to paper via moving arm or drum. I’m of passing familiarity only- the kind of guy who opens and pulls the paper jams, pulls the trays, recharges the toner because no one else will. Want me look further? Surely the USSC accepts these.
Are you saying the state-of-the-industry large volume photocopy-printer product we see in ALL the service places we know (wet ink cartige or dry toner- drum or moving arm whatever) is not acceptable to USSC?
And the q was not so silly- the way you worded I could think you conceivably meant a (say) cover application had to be PRINTED in HANDwriting!
Are you saying then (too) a typewritter (presume a selectric) must be used on initial set gov-issued application matter (fill in the lines and blocks)?
And again, where is the ref in Donofrio’s presentation that has sent you on this crit? Obviously you’ve heard or seen something- what exactly is it?