No. 20-6818

Roy Russell, Sr. v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

Lower Court: Arkansas
Docketed: 2021-01-11
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: arkansas-constitution arkansas-supreme-court due-process elected-judge fundamental-fairness judicial-assignment
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-03-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice failed to comply with the Arkansas Constitution and Arkansas Supreme Court's Administrative Order No. 10, violating the petitioner's due process right to fundamental fairness by assigning a special appointed judge to preside over the petitioner's jury trial when a circuit judge elected by the people of that judicial district was available

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-03-08
Petition DENIED.
2021-02-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/5/2021.
2021-02-09
Waiver of right of respondent Dexter Payne to respond filed.
2020-12-04
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 10, 2021)

Attorneys

Dexter Payne
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Michael Anthony CantrellOffice of the Arkansas Attorney General, Respondent
Roy Russell
Roy Lee Russell — Petitioner
Roy Lee Russell — Petitioner