No. 18-8180

William N. Lucy, Personal Representative of Annie D. Fox, Deceased v. Dialysis Associates, et al.

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2019-02-28
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: alabama-supreme-court civil-procedure civil-rights double-county-circuit-court due-process equal-access-to-justice-act filing-fees in-forma-pauperis standing
Latest Conference: 2019-04-26
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) THE ISSUE IS WHETHER THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT ERRED IN HOLDING THAT PETITIONER WERE NOT ALLOWED TO PROCEED ON APPEAL FROM THE MOBILE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT IN FORMA PAUPERIS PURSUANT TO PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT AND MUST PAY FILING FEE IN FULL IN ADVANCE.

2) DID THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT ERRED BY DENYING PETITIONER TO PROCEED ON APPEAL PURSUANT TO THE PRISON LITIGATION REFORM ACT (28 U.S.C § 1915 (B)(2)) WITHOUT PREPAID FILING FEES IN FULL.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the National Supremacy Clause prohibited the Alabama Supreme Court from holding that petitioners were not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis from the double county circuit court

Docket Entries

2019-08-05
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED.
2019-05-15
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-04-29
Petition DENIED.
2019-04-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2019.
2019-03-26
Waiver of right of respondent Springhill Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Springhill Mermorial Hosptial to respond filed.
2018-11-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2019)

Attorneys

Springhill Hospitals, Inc. d/b/a Springhill Mermorial Hosptial
David T. Trice Jr.Patridge, Smith P.C., Respondent
William Lucy
William N. Lucy — Petitioner