No. 18-8790
In Re Steven Michael Backstrom
IFP
Tags: access-to-courts appellate-procedure circuit-court clerk clerk-discretion court-access judicial-power mandamus mandate recall-mandate
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2019-06-13
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Is mandamus the appropriate remedy to compel a circuit court clerk to accept, file, and submit a motion to recall the court's prior mandate?
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is mandamus the appropriate remedy into a circuit court to compel its clerk to accept, file, and submit a motion ta recall that court's prior mandate? 2. If so, did the 5th Circuit Court Clerk usurp judicial power when he refused to take action on such a mandamus? 3. If so, in any form or fashion did the Clerk's actions deny appellant access ta the courts? II.
Docket Entries
2019-06-17
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/13/2019.
2019-04-04
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 13, 2019)