No. 24-7009

Leonard Harris v. Nakita Ross, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-04-16
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights discovery due-process equal-protection fourteenth-amendment summary-judgment
Latest Conference: 2025-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the district court's dismissal of Petitioner's case without permitting the development of the record deprived Petitioner of a meaningful opportunity to present evidence, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause.

2. Whether the lower courts erred in dismissing Petitioner's claims without considering newly discovered evidence that was material to the issues presented.

3. Whether the district court's denial of discovery contravened precedent requiring litigants be afforded a fair opportunity to develop the factual record before summary judgment.

4. Whether the denial of discovery to a pro se petitioner, when similarly situated litigants were allowed discovery, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

5. Whether the use of inhumane detention conditions to coerce involuntary pleas violates due process and raises systemic concerns of coercion.

6. Whether the assertion of jurisdiction and imposition of parole conditions after the expiration of Petitioner's mandatory supervised release (MSR) violates due process and exceeds lawful authority.

7. Whether the introduction and improper use of expunged and jurisdictionally barred records in sworn affidavits by high-ranking Maryland Parole Commission (MPC) officials, who were also defendants, tainted the judicial decision granting summary judgment.

8. Whether the reconstruction of lost records without notice, using inaccurate or expunged materials, violated due process by depriving Petitioner of a fair chance to defend against the allegations.

9. Whether the suppression of exculpatory evidence regarding Petitioner's MSR expiration date and the warrant's procedural defects violated due process.

10. Whether the unlawful conditions of pre-revocation detention, prolonged isolation, denial of prescription glasses, lack of legal resources, constituted cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the Eighth Amendment.

11. Whether retaliatory actions and collusion by MPC officials, directed at punishing Petitioner for asserting legal rights (including lawsuits), violated the First Amendment.

12. Whether the inclusion of expunged and erroneous records in the FBI database by MPC officials, despite prior notice, constitutes a violation of the Privacy Act.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the district court's dismissal of Petitioner's case without permitting record development deprived Petitioner of a meaningful opportunity to present evidence, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause

Docket Entries

2025-05-19
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-09
Supplemental brief of petitioner Leonard Harris filed.
2025-04-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
2025-04-18
Waiver of right of respondent Nakita Ross, et al. to respond filed.
2025-03-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 16, 2025)

Attorneys

Leonard Harris
Leonard harris — Petitioner
Nakita Ross, et al.
Susan Howe BaronMaryland Office of the Attorney General, Respondent