No. 18-7476

Scott Ash James Zirus v. Sharon Faye Keller, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-01-17
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 42-usc-1983 42-usc-section-1983 civil-action civil-procedure civil-rights fee-payment prison-litigation-reform-act prisoner-rights standing writ-of-mandamus
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw SocialSecurity
Latest Conference: 2019-03-22
Question Presented (AI Summary)

When a prisoner's 42 U.S.C. §1983 action is construed as a Petition for Writ of Mandamus, is it a 'civil action' within the scope of the Prison Litigation Reform Act requiring the subsequent fee payment requirement?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED Q. When a prisoner's 42 U:S.C. §1983 action is construed as a Petition for Writ of Mandamus, is it a “civil action" within the scope of the Prison Litigation Reform Act requiring the subsequent fee payment requirement? : : QIs a prisoner’ barred by the doctrine of invited error from complaining of any error by the district court in applying the Prison Litigation Reform Act filing fee if he sought leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis PRIOR to the district courts decision to construe his 42 U.S.C §1983 action as a Petition for Writ of Mandamus? -i ;

Docket Entries

2019-03-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2019.
2019-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2019)

Attorneys

Scott Ash James Zirus
Scott Ash James Zirus — Petitioner