No. 19-5210
Therian Wimbush v. Christopher M. Carr, Attorney General of Georgia, et al.
IFP
Tags: access-to-courts appeal appeals appellate-procedure civil-rights discretionary-appeal due-process georgia-court-of-appeals georgia-courts incarceration jurisdiction mailbox-rule parental-rights pro-se pro-se-litigant time-limitation
Key Terms:
Environmental Immigration
Environmental Immigration
Latest Conference:
2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)
Should the 'Mailbox Rule' be extended to ALL Notices of Appeal, that must be filed in the trial court, particularly for pro se Prisoner litigants?
Should the "Mailbox Rule" be extended to pro se Prisoners in Georgia who are GRANTED discretionary appeal, when the trial court requires that the Notice of Appeal be filed within ten days of the Order granting the discretionary application?
Does a ten (10) day Notice of Appeal deadline deny pro se prisoners adequate access to the courts?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Should the 'Mailbox Rule' be extended to all notices of appeal that must be filed in the trial court, filed by pro se incarcerated litigants?
Docket Entries
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 16, 2019)
2019-06-13
Application (18A1240) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until July 18, 2019.
2019-06-06
Application (18A1240) to extend further the time from June 18, 2019 to July 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2019-05-30
Application (18A1240) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 18, 2019.
2019-04-25
Application (18A1240) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 19, 2019 to June 18, 2019, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Therian Wimbush
Therian Cornelia Wimbush — Petitioner