No. 21-630

Harry Barnett v. Kwame Raoul, Attorney General of Illinois, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2021-10-29
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: access-to-court access-to-courts civil-procedure civil-rights court-procedure due-process judicial-discretion motion-to-reconsider pro-se standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2022-01-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a District Court's striking of a timely-filed Motion to Reconsider violates due process rights

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a District Court’s striking ofa timely-filed Motion to Reconsider, at two days after its filing date, violates the due process rights of a litigant, especially a Pro se individual, simply due to the fact that a notice of motion was not filed immediately after the Motion to Reconsider, and the ; courtroom’s clerk made no time to respond to requests for a clarification of the clear error on the presiding judge’s ILND homepage as to available , dates for the presentment of the Motion, but the : ’ Court did have time to strike the filing of the motion, causing the litigant to lose his right to appeal the underlying issues by which the Court dismissed the suit and effectively denying access to the court? i

Docket Entries

2022-01-10
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2021-12-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
2021-11-19
Waiver of right of respondents Kwame Raoul, Timothy C. Evans, JB Pritzker to respond filed.
2021-10-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 29, 2021)

Attorneys

Harry Barnett
Harry Barnett — Petitioner
Harry Barnett — Petitioner
Kwame Raoul, Timothy C. Evans, JB Pritzker
Frank Henry BieszczatOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent
Frank Henry BieszczatOffice of the Illinois Attorney General, Respondent