U.S. Supreme Court To Discuss Writ Of Mandamus That Impacts Every East Tennessean

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Submitted by Sean Murphy –

On September 29, 2025, the US Supreme Court will be discussing a Writ of Mandamus in which the outcome will impact every Eastern Tennessee resident.  The case is Murphy et. al. vs Farragut et. al.   

What are the issues in the Writ?

The Court is being asked to override decisions that are signed by court clerks.  This problem has been going on in the Eastern District of Tennessee for a few years.  Clerks sign decisions and deny appeals and sign their names to them.  This is completely illegal.  Only judges can do this. 

Secondly, the Court is being asked to correct the court record.  Federal Judge Travis McDonough and court clerks have been altering court records in the Murphy v Farragut case as well as others.  This is a crime.   

There is so far no check on this system.  This is likely why the Court accepted the Writ and gave Farragut and the other defendants 30 days to respond.  The Writ was accepted within 24 hours of it being heard, which is extremely uncommon.   

By altering court records and having clerks sign off on appeals, Judge McDonough and the clerks involved in this have completely eliminated access to the federal court system in Tennessee’s Eastern District.  An Appeals Court cannot alter records and can only review the record they are furnished.   

A key thing to understand here is the Murphy case is not an isolated incident.  There are many more victims in this. There are multiple types of cases that are impacted in this.  The most common is civil rights cases against municipalities.   

This matters to every single Tennessee resident as a rogue, radical judge can collude with court clerks and eliminate access to the federal courts.   

If this is allowed to stand, anyone residing in the Eastern District of Tennessee who sues a local town or city in federal court will have their case thrown out and be denied any relief.  This ruling will set precedent and if the Court fails to act, nothing will stop other judges from doing the same.   

By now you are probably asking yourself why would these people do this?  Well there are a number of reasons.  The first is Judge McDonough is a radical left wing activist.  He was nominated by President Obama.  He was brought out of the City of Chattanooga, as he was former Mayor Andy Berke’s Chief of Staff.  He was one of these new federal judges with zero judicial experience.  Remember all those other judges in the DC Court with no experience who have given President Trump a hard time?  

There are also key points in the Murphy case that the Swamp do not want made public.  The biggest one is the fraudulent use of taxpayer funds for subsidized apartments.   

On September 29^th, the Court will discuss this Writ and can simply rule yes or no.  It is not a traditional case where arguments would be heard.