No. 21-6839

Frank L. Amodeo v. United States

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-01-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure due-process jurisdiction laches void-judgment waiver
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Does the doctrine of laches apply to a jurisdictional challenge that if proven, renders the judgment void?

2. Does due process require a court to appoint an attorney to assist with developing an incapacitated litigant with developing claims prior to adjudicating the merits?

3. Can an appellant abandon a jurisdictional claim or must the appellant court examine the lower court's jurisdiction on its own?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the doctrine of laches apply to a jurisdictional challenge that if proven, renders the judgment void?

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-20
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-11-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
2021-09-13
Application (21A40) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 23, 2021.
2021-09-07
Application (21A40) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 24, 2021 to November 23, 2021, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Frank Louis Amodeo
Coralice Diaz Sampedro — Petitioner
United States
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent