No. 21-7550

Sharon Neal v. Natalia Neal

Lower Court: Oregon
Docketed: 2022-04-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-rights dismissal due-process equal-protection indigent involuntary-dismissal judicial-discretion sanctions
Latest Conference: 2022-04-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Is it a violation of due process to involuntarily dismiss a case with prejudice for a party's failure to pay a monetary sanction that bears no relevance to the merits of the case?

2) Is it a violation of due process and equal protection to involuntarily dismiss a case with prejudice for a party's failure to pay a monetary sanction who has been found indigent by the prosecuting court?

3) Is a State authorized to make laws that contain unrestrained determiners (i.e., "any") allowing its judiciary to act outside the guaranteed protections to due process and equal protection provided by the United States Constitution?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is it a violation of due-process to involuntarily dismiss a case with prejudice for a party's failure to pay a monetary sanction that bears no relevance to the merits of the case?

Docket Entries

2022-05-02
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/29/2022.
2022-04-05
Waiver of right of respondent Natalia Neal to respond filed.
2022-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 5, 2022)
2022-01-24
Application (21A356) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 3, 2022.
2022-01-19
Application (21A356) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 2, 2022 to April 3, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Natalia Neal
Natalia Neal — Respondent
Sharon Neal
Sharon Neal — Petitioner