No. 23-576

Sohail M. Abdulla v. Southern Bank

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-11-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: access-to-justice civil-procedure civil-rights due-process judicial-fairness legal-representation pro-se pro-se-litigation procedural-rules standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-01-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

May it please this Honorable Court to consider the establishment of a new guideli inp
aimed at preventing the dismissal of pro se civil parties with meritorious cases and
solely not be dismissed because of the pro se's lack of legal acumen?

Is the right to due process being violated for pro se litigants because of the
procedural rules set by a lower court.

Is the pursuit of justice compromised in the United States due to the inherent
disadvantage faced by pro se litigants, who lack legal training and financial means
for legal representation, and are expected to navigate the complexities of filing a
case and perform at the same level as trained attorneys? As a result, are their cases
frequently dismissed, despite overwhelming merits and evidence in their favor,
thereby denying them their fundamental right to due process? Such a situation
contradicts the principles of justice upheld by our esteemed country.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is the right to due process being violated for pro se litigants?

Docket Entries

2024-01-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
2023-12-20
2023-11-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2023)
2023-10-13
Application (23A327) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 16, 2023.
2023-10-07
Application (23A327) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2023 to November 16, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Sohail M. Abdulla
Sohail M. Abdulla — Petitioner
Southern Bank
Robert Perry MangumTurner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., Respondent