No. 22-5903

L. Powers v. United States Postal Service

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-10-26
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: abuse-of-discretion civil-rights court-procedure due-process equal-protection equal-rights in-forma-pauperis indigent-rights judicial-discretion judicial-powers
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-01-06
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was the appearance of dismissing Petitioner's in forma pauperis applications an abuse of judicial powers & law?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Was the appearance of dismissing Petitioner’s in forma pauperis applications an abuse of judicial powers & law? -I filed three in form pauperis applications. It definitely was accepted in the district court. They switched this (and other) facts. -So much for equal rights under the law. 2. In the Interests of Justice and Public Morale, was it appropriate for * Courts to deny an.in forma pauperis application with declaration of applicant’s inability to pay court application fee? 3. Forget Civil Rights, for a moment. Was it appropriate for the Courts to not judge a Poor Person’s Indigency Application? 4. Was denying Petitioner’s In Forma Pauperis Applications correct by U.S. law? 5. Shall we send the wrong message to the public that Courts do not honor in forma pauperis applications? -I filed three waived fee applications, gave the requested bank account information, and stated that the United States Supreme Court honored my indigent status with proof in case numbers.

Docket Entries

2023-01-09
Petition DENIED.
2022-12-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-11-25
Waiver of right of respondent USPS to respond filed.
2022-10-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 25, 2022)

Attorneys

L. Powers
L. Powers — Petitioner
L. Powers — Petitioner
USPS
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent