No. 18-8555

Randal Floyd v. Michael Johnson, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-03-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights court-fees deliberate-indifference due-process fraud indigent indigent-appeal prisoner-rights standing standing-civil-procedure-due-process-access-to-cou
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Latest Conference: 2019-05-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

WETER A PRISONER AS PLAINTIFF STILL HAS STANDING ON A DELI8EATE INDIF?E1ENCE CLAIM WHEN THE DEPENDANT DY FRAUD DEFAULTS THEIR OBLIGAT[0N3 TO FORHRRD PAYMENT FOR HIS COURT FEES CAUSING DISMISSAL OF HIS APPEAL WHEN INDIGENT

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a prisoner as plaintiff still has standing on a deliberate indifference claim when the defendant by fraud defaults their obligation to forward payment for his court fees causing dismissal of his appeal when indigent

Docket Entries

2019-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2019.
2019-04-25
Waiver of right of respondents Michael Johnson, et al. to respond filed.
2018-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 25, 2019)

Attorneys

Michael Johnson, et al.
Kelsey L. WarrenOffice of the Attorney General for the State of Texas, Respondent
Randal Floyd
Randal Floyd — Petitioner