No. 22-7598

Larry Donahill Jones v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-05-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process first-amendment free-speech standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2023-06-22
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. DOES THE LOWER COURT'S DECISION DENYING
PETITIONER'S CLAIM (THAT THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN
STRIKING A PROSPECTIVE JUROR ABSENT A SUFFICIENT
RACE-NEUTRAL AND GENUINE REASON) VIOLATE THE
EQUAL PROTECTION PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION ACCORDING TO THE NEIL/BATSON TEST
AS ANNUNCIATED BY THE UNITED STATES SUPREME
COURT IN PURKETT v. ELEM., 115 S.Ct. 1769 (1995)?

2. DOES THE LOWER COURT'S DECISION ALLOWING THE
TRIAL COURT TO PROVIDE RACE-NEUTRAL REASONS (FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE STATE) IN STRIKING A
PROSPECTIVE JUROR VIOLATE THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION IN LIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT DECISION IN WILLIAMS v. LOUISIANA,
136 S.Ct. 2156 (2016)?

3. DOES THE LOWER COURTS DECISION DENYING
PETITIONER'S GIGLIO CLAIM (THAT THE PROSECUTOR
ELICITED PERJURED TESTIMONY FROM THE VICTIM)
VIOLATE THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE
FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT AS ANNUNCIATED BY THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION IN NAPUE v.
ILLINOIS, 79 8.Ct. 1173 (1959)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for violation of their First Amendment rights

Docket Entries

2023-06-26
Petition DENIED.
2023-06-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/22/2023.
2023-05-31
Waiver of right of respondent Ricky Dixon, et al. to respond filed.
2023-04-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 20, 2023)

Attorneys

Larry Donahill Jones
Larry Donahill Jones — Petitioner
Ricky Dixon, et al.
Celia A. Terenzio — Respondent