No. 20-7303

John Joseph Barrera v. Jessica Newsome, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-03-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-procedure civil-rights due-process federal-rules federal-rules-of-civil-procedure haines-v-kerner judicial-review pleading-standard prisoner-rights pro-se standing
Key Terms:
Environmental SocialSecurity Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-04-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the courts below held the pro se prisoner plaintiff to a higher pleading standard

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED 6) WHETHER OR NOT THE COURTS BELOW HELD THE PRO. SE: PRISONER PLAINTIFF TO A HIGHER STRINGENT STANDARD OF PLEADING BY DISMISSING HIS PRO. SE. PLEADINGS WITHOUT ALLOWING HIM AN OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND HIS COMPLAINT TO CORRECT ANY PLEADING DEFICIENCY UNDER FED. R. CIV. PROC. 8(a)(2), EFFECTIVELY OVERRULING HAINES -VKERNER, AS DECIDED BY THIS COURT MANDATING REVERSAL? : ii

Docket Entries

2021-05-03
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2020-12-01
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 1, 2021)

Attorneys

John J. Barrera
John Joseph Barrera — Petitioner
John Joseph Barrera — Petitioner