No. 21-6562

Francis Timothy Plaza v. Barry Smith, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-08
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: case-progress civil-procedure due-process equitable-tolling evidentiary-hearing judicial-precedent precedent prisoner-rights procedural-fairness state-court
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it an unreasonable application of this court's precedent to rule that equitable tolling should not apply to the petitioner's case where the state court actively misled petitioner, thus, placing the burden on the prisoner to control his case's progress?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. :

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-27
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2022)

Attorneys

Francis T. Plaza
Francis T. Plaza — Petitioner