No. 19-8123

Wendell Brown aka Menes Ankh El v. Superior Court of Indiana, Marion County, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2020-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 1st-amendment civil-rights due-process first-amendment legal-mail-rights name-change procedural-due-process religious-freedom signature-rights title-42-usc-2000bb-1 title-42-usc-2000cc-1
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Latest Conference: 2020-05-28
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Ankh-El's common-law name change have to be recognized by the courts and IDOC?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW I. Does Ankh-El's common-law name change, which was executed 2 years prior to his arrest and almost 3 years prior to his imprisonment, have to be recognized by the courts and IDOC? A. Ankh-El has a common-law right to change his name from “Wendell Brown” to “Menes Ankh-E]l’. B. The trial-court violated Ankh-El's rights to procedural due process by changing the abstract of judgment to imprison him as “Wendell Brown”. C. The Defendants violated the 1st Amendment and Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb-1 and § 2000cc-1 by denying Ankh-E]l's legal and personal mail, because his name change reflects his religious beliefs and was done prior to his imprisonment. II.Can IDOC force Ankh-E] to sign a signature that is not his? A. Ankh-E] has the right to make his signature whatever he wants it to be? B. The Defendants' refusal to accept Ankh-El's signature is a violation of the 1st Amendment's protection of freedom of speech and Title 42 USCS §§ 2000bb et seq and 2000cc et seq. 2 Of 19

Docket Entries

2020-06-01
Petition DENIED.
2020-05-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2020.
2020-05-01
Waiver of right of respondent Marion County Superior Court, et al. to respond filed.
2020-03-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 27, 2020)

Attorneys

Marion County Superior Court, et al.
Stephen Richard Creason — Respondent
Stephen Richard Creason — Respondent
Wendell Brown
Wendell Brown — Petitioner
Wendell Brown — Petitioner