Real or Fake? Question of Obama's Birth Certificate Under Appeal Monday

As the president's popularity rises over the announcement of Osama bin Laden's death in Pakistan, the questioning of Barack Obama's citizenship continues.

At the heart of one of the battles is a Ramona attorney. is slated to ask federal appellate judges Monday for a chance to present evidence that the president was not born in the United States and is not eligible to lead the nation. Kreep said that although there have been many similar court battles across the nation, his is the only one to be allowed to progress to oral arguments.

Kreep is representing two members of the American Independent Party, a conservative Christian political party, who were on the presidential and vice presidential ticket in the 2008 election. Wiley Drake and Markham Robinson argue that their chances to win were reduced by Obama, whose citizenship they question. The case was dismissed by the U.S. District Court and the appeal was scheduled two months before the release of what is considered to be the president's long-form birth certificate on Wednesday, Kreep told Ramona Patch.

Kreep is the head of the conservative nonprofit group , based in Ramona.

When the case went to the U.S. District Court, a judge ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction over the issue. If the appellate judges decide that the federal court did have jurisdiction, Kreep anticipates that the U.S. Department of Justice will try to block the case from continuing by filing a writ with the Supreme Court.

Kreep's nonprofit group receives donations from all over the country. The organization has funded six other similar cases around the nation.

He said his forensic expert has yet to look at the original of Obama's birth certificate. He said the document shown on the White House website appears to have been put together from several documents.

Kreep said he believes that Obama's family had reasons to hide some of the facts surrounding the president's birth and citizenship. He said while Donald Trump has brought a lot of attention to the issue, the president himself brought attention to it by not releasing his birth certificate when first asked about his citizenship in 2003 during his Senate race. He said the president has spent a lot of taxpayers' money fighting the issue in court when he could have avoided the problem.

Kreep has been practicing constitutional law since 1975. He received his law degree in San Diego.

When he appears in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena on Monday morning, Kreep will have 10 minutes to argue his points. A second attorney, , representing about 40 clients, will also have 10 minutes to argue a similar case. The courtroom is expected to be packed, according to a court clerk.