No. 23-6917

Saladin Thompson v. Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 1st-amendment christopher-v-harbury civil-rights constitutional-amendment due-process habeas-corpus meaningful-access state-agent
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did the actions/omissions of State agents deny petitioner of meaningful access to the habeas courts, in violation of the 1st and 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendments, and the Christopher v. Harbury holding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1)?

Is petitioner entitled to equitable tolling of the filing constraints of 28 U.S.C. § 2244 for the delay causing actions of state agents?

Was the prosecutions use of its peremptory challenges, 7 of the 9 to exclude African-Americans discriminatory and in violation of the 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendment, and Batson v. Kentucky holding, 28 U.S.C. $ 2254 (d)(1)?

Was the lower courts determination of facts unreasonable in light of the record, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ()?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the actions/omissions of State agents deny petitioner of meaningful access to the habeas courts, in violation of the 1st and 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendments, and the Christopher v. Harbury holding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1)?

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2023-10-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Saladin Thompson
Saladin Thompson — Petitioner