No. 20-8250

Nathaniel Howard Thomas v. United States

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-06-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: access-to-courts appeal appellate-rights civil-rights constitutional-rights covid-19 due-process federal-prisons legal-resources prison-access prisoner-litigation
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the petitioner denied due process of law during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal prison closures?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2021-05-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2021)

Attorneys

Nathaniel Howard Thomas
Nathaniel Howard Thomas — Petitioner
United States
Brian H. FletcherActing Solicitor General, Respondent