In re Lisse

Easterbrook, Circuit Judge, in chambers.

Appellant has submitted a document styled "Request for Judicial Notice." In my capacity as motions judge, I deny this and publish a brief explanation in the hope of forestalling other, similar applications, which recently have increased in frequency.

Rule 201(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence permits a court to take judicial notice of an adjudicative fact that is "not subject to reasonable dispute" because it:(1) is generally known within the trial court's territorial jurisdiction; or(2) can be accurately and readily determined from sources whose…