No. 19-7181

Anna Bell v. Oregon Health & Science University

Lower Court: Oregon
Docketed: 2020-01-06
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 7th-amendment access-to-justice civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process equal-protection jury-trial pro-se-representation right-to-counsel right-to-jury-trial self-representation
Latest Conference: 2020-02-28
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Does denying a pro se individual or public a proper course of justice by
a Court violate prior U.S. Supreme Court rulings and The Ninth
Amendment to the United States Constitution which states that certain
rights such as people 's right to represent themselves in Court shall not be
disparaged?

2) Does denying a pro se individual or public a trial by jury by a Court
despite the evidence qualifying the matter for jury trial violate The Seventh
Amendment to the United States Constitution which states that "In Suits at
common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars,
the right of trial by jury shall be preserved [...]"?

3) Does denying a pro se individual or public a proper course of justice
violate The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution where "nor
shall any state [...] deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws " and affect majority of the population such as public
with low-to-middle income, no income an inability to afford an attorney or
lack of attorneys willing to work on contingency?

4) Does proper course of justice in a civil case has the same importance
to the well-being of the nation as in a criminal case (e.g. civil cases of
general public, large corporations or presidents)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does denying a pro se individual or public a proper course of justice by a Court violate prior U.S. Supreme Court rulings and The Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Docket Entries

2020-03-02
Petition DENIED.
2020-02-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
2020-02-05
Waiver of right of respondent Oregon Health & Science University to respond filed.
2019-12-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)

Attorneys

Anna Bell
Anna Bell — Petitioner
Oregon Health & Science University
Janet M. SchroerHart Wagner LLP, Respondent