No. 18-7090

Leonardo T. Morales v. Florida

Lower Court: Florida
Docketed: 2018-12-19
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: access-to-courts civil-procedure constitutional-rights due-process habeas-corpus jurisdiction mandamus mandamus-writ-of-certiorari supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
ERISA DueProcess HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2019-02-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Florida Supreme Court dismissal of mandamus conflicts with this court's decisions in Schlagenhauf v. Holder, Bankers Life and Casualty Co. v. Holland, Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED . J “Whether the Florida Supreme Court dismissal of mandamus conflicts with this court's decisions in Schlagenhauf v. Holder, 379 U.S. 104, 110, 85 S. Ct. 234, 13 L. Ed. 2D 152 (1964); Bankers Life and Casualty Co. v. Holland, 346 U.S. 379, 383, 74 S. Ct. 145, 98 L. Ed. 106 (1953); Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Court, 542 U.S. 367, 380-382, 124 S. Ct. 2576, 159 L. Ed. 2D 459 (2004). 1 . “Whether such dismissal violates Petitioner's right to due process, access to courts and it is tantamount to suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus?” Missouri PR. Co. v. Clarendon Boat Oar Co., 257 U.S. 533, 535, 42 8. Ct. 210, 66 L. Ed. 354 (1922); Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817, 824, 828, 97 S. Ct. 1491, 52 L. Ed. 2d 72 (1977) overruled in part by Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 116 S. Ct. : 2174, 135 L..Ed. 2d 606 (1996); and Boumediene v. Bush, 533 U.S. 723, 128 S. Ct. 2229, 2240, 171 L. Ed. 2D 41 (2008). ii

Docket Entries

2019-02-19
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. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
2019-01-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/15/2019.
2018-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Leonardo T. Morales
Leonardo T. Morales — Petitioner
Leonardo T. Morales — Petitioner