No. 25A210
Samuel Peter McElmeel v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
Tags: access-to-courts constitutional-rights email-preservation exculpatory-evidence ineffective-assistance pro-se
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Should the Respondents [adverse parties] have a duty to return my laptop? (they don't have a warrant)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a pro se litigant's constitutional right to access to courts and preservation of potentially exculpatory evidence is violated by the impending deletion of personal email accounts containing potentially critical legal materials
Docket Entries
2025-08-22
Application (25A210) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 29, 2025.
2025-07-31
Application (25A210) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 31, 2025 to September 29, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
Samuel Peter McElmeel
Samuel Peter McElmeel — Petitioner
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
D. John Sauer — Solicitor General, Respondent