No. 20-5820

In Re Gregory Lamar Mathis

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2020-09-25
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure constitutional-review due-process federal-jurisdiction mandamus standing state-law writ-of-mandamus writ-of-prohibition
Latest Conference: 2020-11-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

I.
WOULD THE ISSUANCE OF A WRIT OF PROHIBITION
AND/OR MANDAMUS BE JUSTIFIED WHERE THE
PETITIONER 'S CIRCUMSTANCES COULD AID THIS
COURT IN SUPERVISING AN APPELLA TE COURT 'S
JURISDICTION?

II.
WOULD THIS COURT BE JUSTIFIED GRANTING
EITHER WRIT OF PROHIBITION OR MANDAMUS
WHERE ADEQUA TE RELIEF CANNOT BE OBTAINED
IN ANY OTHER FORM OR FROM ANY OTHER COURT?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Would the issuance of a writ of prohibition and/or mandamus be justified where the petitioner's circumstances could aid this court in supervising an appellate court's jurisdiction?

Docket Entries

2020-11-23
Petition DENIED.
2020-11-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/20/2020.
2020-09-15
Petition for a writ of mandamus and/or prohibition and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 26, 2020)

Attorneys

Gregory Mathis
Gregory Lamar Mathis — Petitioner