October 26, 2000 A.D.

Mr. William K. Suter

Clerk of the Court

Supreme Court of the United States

Washington 20543-0001

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, USA

Subject: U.S.A. v. Gilbertson, 8^th Cir. No. 97-2099-MNST,

Application for Intervention of Right by the

People of the United States of America

ex relatione Paul Andrew Mitchell, Petitioners

Dear Mr. Suter:

We are in receipt of your letter dated October 20, 2000 A.D., in the matter identified above.

We appreciate your obvious kindness for enclosing a recent edition of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Please advise the Justices, and the members of your staff, that the People of the United States of America will be proceeding according to Rule 20: Procedure on a Petition for an Extraordinary Writ, i.e. Mandamus (“We [the People] Command” in Latin).

Since the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has failed to rule on the Petitioners’ Application for Leave to Intervene by Right, a petition for writ of certiorari is not appropriate, at this time.

Sincerely yours,

Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.

Private Attorney General

copies: Mr. Everett C. Gilbertson, Citizen of Minnesota

Hon. William H. Rehnquist, C.J.

Hon. Clarence Thomas, J.

Hon. Alex Kozinski, 9^th Circuit (supervising)

Ms. Ruth Jones, Office of the Clerk

Clerk of Court, 8^th Circuit Court of Appeals