No. 19-8161

In Re Curtis Smith

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2020-04-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: appellate-procedure appellate-review circuit-court due-process federal-courts gatekeeper-standard habeas-corpus sanctions statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
DueProcess HabeasCorpus Privacy
Latest Conference: 2020-05-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
Did the court of appeal adopt divergent interpretation gatekeeper standard? Does the gatekeeper visited?" by this Supreme Court, because different adopted divergent interpretations of Felker v. Turpin . 518 U.S. 651, 664, 827 (1996) (Three Justices filed a concurrence warning that "the question whether the statute exceeded Congress's Exceptions n«,%»of the standard needs to be "re court of appeals the gatekeeper standard? See, 116 S.Ct. 2333, 2340, 135 L.edTIH.

II.
Did the court of appeal commitprocedural errors and violatedIn re:Smith's statutory and constitutional rights by not sending the §§2244 (b); 2255(h)'s applicaiton("s") to be de the District court,novo reviewed by on the merits, before the court of appeals was ineligible for relief under Johnson (2015), Nelson (2017), and Rehaif , without giving the district "notice" first,suasponte ruling that Smith court in order to give Smith the chance to be heard?

III.
Did the United States Court of Appeals for the impose an improper and unduly burdensome fee and fineSeventh Circuit sum of $500.00 sanction on movant petitioner for filing 28 U.S. C.§§ 2244(b); claim seeking relief under Johnson(2015) . Nelson (2017), and Rehaif (2019)? Even after paid the sum of $500.00 in full for2255(h)'s applications Movant Petitioner having a previous sanction fine? Here, Movant had one- year to file his Johnson(2015) Nelson (2017) . and Rehaif (2019) §§ 2244(b),2255(h) applicantions .

IV.
Did the Seventh Circuit deprive Smith of the the Seventh Circuit binding precedent case law "In re: 7669779 (11th Cir; 2016)??due process? Did cause controversy with the Eleventh Circuit's Leonard , 655 F. Appx 765,

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the court of appeal adopt divergent interpretation of the gatekeeper standard?

Docket Entries

2020-05-04
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/1/2020.
2020-04-08
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2020-03-17
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 4, 2020)

Attorneys

Curtis Lee Smith
Curtis Lee Smith — Petitioner
United States
Noel J. FranciscoSolicitor General, Respondent