No. 23-6429

Jan M. Gawlik v. Scott Semple, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2024-01-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-remedies due-process free-exercise free-exercise-clause mailbox-rule property-rights religious-exercise rluipa summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16
Question Presented (from Petition)

WHERE THE CONNECTICUT DISTRICT-COURT -FAILED TO UTILIZE THE,"MAILBOX RULE", WITHIN PLAINTIFFS TIMELY SUBMISSION OF HIS ADMINISTRATIVE RE-MEDIES/EXHAUSTION . WHERE IT WAS IMPROPER FOR DEFENDENTS TO VIOLATE PLAINTIFFS FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE/CATHOLIC BELIEFS. WHERE IT WAS IMPROPER FOR DEFENDENTS TO VIOLATE THE,(RLUIPA) ,IMPOSING A RELIGIOUS BURDEN OF RELIGIOUS EXERCISE. WHERE IT WAS IMPROPER FOR DEFENDENTS TO VIOLATE THEIR OWN,(PROPERTY MATRIX ),CONFISCATING RELIGIOUS ARTICLES FROM PLAINTIFF THAT WAS ALLOWED TO RETAIN. WHERE IT WAS IMPROPER FOR THE CONNECTICUT DISTRICT COURT TO RULE IN FAVOR OF DEFENDENTS ON SUMMARY JUDGEMENT,AND,FAILING TO UTILIZE THE,"MAILBOX RULE" ..WHERE IT WAS IMPROPER FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS DISMISSING THE APPELLANTS CASE WHILE PLAINTIFF ONLY MOTIONED FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL DENYING DUE PROCESS OF APPELLANT TO SUBMIT PRIMARY BRIEF/APPENDIX .

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Connecticut district court improperly applied the 'mailbox rule' in dismissing the plaintiff's timely administrative remedies/exhaustion claim

Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Petition DENIED.
2024-01-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2024-01-10
Waiver of right of respondents Semple et. al. to respond filed.
2023-10-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 7, 2024)

Attorneys

Jan Gawlik
Jan M. Gawlik — Petitioner
Semple et. al.
Robin S. SchwartzConnecticut Office of the Attorney General, Respondent