US v. Hatch
Plaintiff: UNITED STATES
Defendant: RICHARD H. HATCH, JR., MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., d/b/a Nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc., MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC., d/b/a Lenders Network, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CITIZENS BANK, N.A., f/k/a Citizens Bank of Rhode Island, STATE OF RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Division of Taxation, CITY OF NEWPORT TAX COLLECTOR and KRISTIN HATCH
Case Number: 26-1283
Filed: March 25, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Nature of Suit: Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant)
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 14, 2026 BRIEFING schedule set. Brief due 06/23/2026 for appellant Richard H. Hatch Jr.. Pursuant to F.R.A.P. 31(a), appellee's brief will be due 30 days following service of appellant's brief and appellant's reply brief will be due 21 days following service of appellee's brief. [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 05/14/2026 02:25 PM]
April 24, 2026 AFFIDAVIT in support of motion [ # 6802993-2 ], response [ # 6803732-2 ], reply [ # 6804202-2 ], notice [ # 6804235-2 ] filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr.. Served on 04/24/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/24/2026 09:28 AM]
April 24, 2026 EMERGENCY MOTION to expedite EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF EMERGENCY MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr.. Served on 04/24/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/24/2026 10:09 AM]
April 24, 2026 Opinion or Order ORDER entered by Julie Rikelman, Appellate Judge; Seth Robert Aframe, Appellate Judge; and Joshua D. Dunlap, Appellate Judge: Defendant-Appellant Richard Hatch, Jr., has filed an emergency motion for injunction pending appeal, seeking a stay of enforcement of the certification of his seriously delinquent tax debt under 26 U.S.C. 7345 and an order directing the United States to facilitate immediate passport renewal. Having carefully reviewed appellant's motion and associated filings, the government's response, and the relevant portions of the district court record, the motion is denied, as appellant has not made the showing necessary to garner an injunction pending appeal. Appellant's motion for expedited consideration is denied as moot. So Ordered. [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 04/24/2026 12:10 PM]
April 23, 2026 REPLY filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr. to response [ # 6803732-2 ]. Served on 04/23/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/23/2026 03:26 PM]
April 23, 2026 NOTICE OF ERRATA REGARDING REPLY IN SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MOTION FOR INJUNCTION PENDING APPEAL filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr.. Served on 04/23/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/23/2026 04:12 PM]
April 22, 2026 RESPONSE filed by Appellee US to motion for injunction pending appeal [ # 6802993-2 ]. Served on 04/22/2026. [26-1283] (RIW) [Entered: 04/22/2026 12:04 PM]
April 22, 2026 NOTICE issued. The following attorneys have failed to register for an appellate ECF account and will no longer receive notice of court issued documents in this case: Kimberly Parke for US, Sarah Stoner for US, John A. Beretta for Rhode Island Department of Revenue, Girard A. Galvin for City of Newport Tax Collector, Gerard J. Levins for Kristin Hatch and Michael E. Monti for Kristin Hatch. [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 04/22/2026 01:39 PM]
April 21, 2026 NOTICE of appearance on behalf of Appellee US filed by Attorney Rachel I. Wollitzer. Served on 04/21/2026. [26-1283] (RIW) [Entered: 04/21/2026 12:47 PM]
April 18, 2026 EMERGENCY MOTION for injunction pending appeal filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr.. Served on 04/18/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/18/2026 11:57 AM]
April 9, 2026 TRANSCRIPT report/order form filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr. indicating transcripts are not necessary for this appeal. Served on 04/09/2026. [26-1283] (RHH) [Entered: 04/09/2026 03:48 PM]
April 9, 2026 Request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr. was granted in the district court by order dated 04/01/2026. [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 04/09/2026 05:50 PM]
April 1, 2026 Opinion or Order SUPPLEMENTAL record filed. Docket entry: (Electronic order entered by Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr. on 04/01/2026 granting [143] Motion for Leave to Appeal In Forma Pauperis). [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 04/09/2026 05:48 PM]
March 25, 2026 CIVIL CASE docketed. Notice of appeal (doc. #141) filed by Appellant Richard H. Hatch, Jr.. Transcript Report/Order form and Fee due 04/08/2026 . [26-1283] (ALW) [Entered: 03/25/2026 08:44 AM]

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Plaintiff: UNITED STATES
Represented By: Lauren S. Zurier
Represented By: Sarah Stoner
Represented By: Kimberly Parke
Represented By: Kevin M. Bolan
Represented By: Rachel Ida Wollitzer
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Defendant: RICHARD H. HATCH, JR.
Represented By: Richard H. Hatch Jr.
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Defendant: MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., d/b/a Nominee for Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc.
Represented By: Justin J. Shireman
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Defendant: MORTGAGE LENDERS NETWORK USA, INC., d/b/a Lenders Network
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Defendant: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
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Defendant: CITIZENS BANK, N.A., f/k/a Citizens Bank of Rhode Island
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Defendant: STATE OF RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Division of Taxation
Represented By: John A. Beretta
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Defendant: CITY OF NEWPORT TAX COLLECTOR
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Defendant: KRISTIN HATCH
Represented By: Michael E. Monti
Represented By: Gerard J. Levins
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