No. 25-6338
Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Darrin P. Gayles, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, et al.
Latest Conference:
2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)
Did the lower court wrongly dismiss that the Petitioner's appeal because it effectively prevented the Petitioner from having access to the Court as a result of his indigency and denied the Petitioner's constitutional right to Due process?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Did the lower court wrongly dismiss the Petitioner's appeal by preventing access to the Court due to indigency and denying constitutional Due Process rights?
Docket Entries
2026-02-23
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam).
2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)
2025-11-04
Application (25A513) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2025.
2025-10-31
Application (25A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Federal Respondents
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent
Samuel Lee Smith
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner