No. 19-6579

David Lee Smith v. North Carolina, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-11-13
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: access-to-courts civil-procedure civil-rights copyright criminal-procedure due-process habitual-felon habitual-offenders in-forma-pauperis legal-publication punitive-law standing statutory-law
Latest Conference: 2020-03-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Are pro-se petitioners entitled to Supreme Court leave to proceed as pauper in 55/983 complaint, when circuit court cited only (2) frivolous dismissals and stripped his pauper status?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED ARE PRO-SE PETITIONERS ENTITLAA TO (1.8. SLIPREME COURT LEAVE TO PROCEER AS PALIPAR IN 55/983 COMPLALAT, NHEN CIRCUIT COURT CITED ONLY (2) FRIVALOUS DIS M— ISSALS ANID STRIPPED HES PAUPER STATLIS? IS CLASS OF N.C. DECLARED HABLTLIAL FALONS EMTLTLEAN TO INETOUMGCTIVE RELIEG COMPENSATORY ANS PUNATLIVE DAMAGES, EF ALC. STATA LEGAL ALITHOR LEXIS PLIBLISHINGS LINLATANFLY LLY PRINTED N&. CREAAEMAL PROCGEAEIRG, LEGAL MANUALS, INCORREGTLY STATIAG N.C. GS l4-T. LFRoO AA YEAR 19¢@ THROGGH 2O19?

Docket Entries

2020-03-23
Rehearing DENIED.
2020-02-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
2020-01-21
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2020-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2019-12-23
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-11-22
Waiver of right of respondent State of North Carolina to respond filed.
2019-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 13, 2019)

Attorneys

David Lee Smith
David L. Smith — Petitioner
State of North Carolina
Daniel Patrick O'BrienNC Department of Justice, Respondent