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Parties Involved:
LeRoy Albert Lewis
Defendant
Roy Albert Lewis
Defendant
USA
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROY ALBERT LEWIS, a/k/a 

LEROY ALBERT LEWIS,

Petitioner, No. C 07-1008 PJH

No. CR 05-638 SI

v. SUA SPONTE JUDICIAL

REFERRAL FOR PURPOSE

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND, OF DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP

et al. 

Defendants.

_______________________________/

On February 16, 2007, petitioner Roy Albert Lewis, a/k/a Leroy Albert Lewis

(“Lewis”), filed pro se what appears to be a civil complaint entitled “libel of review” against

the International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), among

others. Additionally, Lewis filed a motion for a temporary restraining order. 

Lewis is currently the defendant in a criminal action pending before the Honorable

Susan Illston, CR 05-638 SI. Lewis is represented in the criminal case by attorney Michael

Shepard of Heller Ehrman, LLP. Lewis has been indicted, under both names above, on

two counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 371, and

eight counts of tax evasion under 26 U.S.C. § 7201. It appears from the criminal docket

that Lewis is scheduled to be sentenced in CR 05-638 SI this Friday, February 23, 2007.

As best this court can tell, Lewis claims that the criminal action against him in

personam is illegal, and that the IRS and/or the United States government should instead

be proceeding against his property in rem. In his motion for a temporary restraining order,

Lewis seeks to enjoin prosecution in the criminal case. 

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United States District Court

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Given the relationship between this case and the criminal action pending before

Judge Illston, the court makes this sua sponte judicial referral to Judge Illston in order for

the relationship between both cases to be properly determined, as required by Civil Local

Rule 3-12(b).

This court will NOT hear Lewis’ motion for a temporary restraining order until such

determination has been made. The February 21, 2007 hearing date set on Friday,

February 16, 2007 is VACATED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 20, 2007 ______________________________

PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON

United States District Judge

cc: Honorable Susan Illston; Michael Shepard

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