No. 20-1323

Gregory Patmythes v. City of Madison, Wisconsin

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appellate-rights civil-procedure clerk court-accessibility due-process electronic-filing federal-rules judicial-discretion pro-se-litigant procedural-failure standing
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a pro se litigant who in good faith followed the procedure and practice of the district court when filing posttrial motion(s) can be penalized for a CM/ECF failure that renders the clerk's office inaccessible or the clerk refuses a paper.

Whether in the interests of justice this Court should exercise its leadership and supervisory authority to immediately establish a clear and concise nationwide standard to address inaccessibility of the clerk's office for purposes of electronic filing because litigants are losing important appellate rights.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pro se litigant can be penalized for a CM/ECF failure that renders the clerk's office inaccessible

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-03-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2021)

Attorneys

Gregory Patmythes
Gregory Patmythes — Petitioner