No. 25-6676

Vincent Terry v. Teresa Bailey, et al.

Lower Court: Georgia
Docketed: 2026-01-29
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-immunity constitutional-claims due-process federal-review fourteenth-amendment summary-affirmance
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state appellate court resolves federal constitutional claims through an unexplained summary affirmance, effectively foreclosing meaningful federal review and allowing the lower court's reasoning to escape any scrutiny.

2. Whether a state court violates federal constitutional limits by applying attorney immunity doctrines to bar civil liability for alleged fraudulent or criminal conduct by attorneys, including coordinated conduct by multiple attorneys, when that conduct is alleged to have interfered with property rights and judicial proceedings protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state appellate court resolves federal constitutional claims through an unexplained summary affirmance, effectively foreclosing meaningful federal review

Docket Entries

2025-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)
2025-10-22
Application (25A284) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 28, 2025.
2025-10-20
Application (25A284) to extend further the time from October 29, 2025 to November 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.
2025-09-11
Application (25A284) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 29, 2025.
2025-09-08
Application (25A284) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Vincent Terry
Vincent Terry — Petitioner