No. 19-5745

Mary Ryan v. Robert J. Connelly, III, et al.

Lower Court: Rhode Island
Docketed: 2019-08-30
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-fees civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process jurisdiction parties self-represented-litigant standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court has jurisdiction to proceed with a case without having the proper parties to a case

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED This case presents a clear and intractable conflict regarding three important questions involving the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s determination that while it recognizes that Civil Rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, The Rhode Island Constitution and Rule of Law . According to the Rhode Island supreme Court, it has the authority to do so. 1. Whether the Court has jurisdiction to proceed with a case without having the proper parties to a case. 2. Whether a Court has the authority to impose severe sanctions on a United States Citizen by taking her rights to Petition the Court as a self-represented litigant without affording due process or the reasons either in a show cause order or in the sanction order itself. 3. Whether a Court has the authority to impose attorney fees without affording the reasons for the sanction or showing any causal connection between alleged conduct and the actual cost. 4. Whether a Court has the authority or jurisdiction to review a case when he/she has been the subject of a lawsuit by the party to a case. ii , 5

Docket Entries

2019-11-04
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-08-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 30, 2019)

Attorneys

Mary Ryan, et al.
Mary Ryan — Petitioner
Mary Ryan — Petitioner