No. 22-5971

Joseph Michael Ladeairous v. Merrick B. Garland, Attorney General, et al.

Lower Court: District of Columbia
Docketed: 2022-11-02
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: access-to-court access-to-courts civil-rights covid-19 covid-19-restrictions due-process judicial-precedent prison-law-library prison-litigation prisoner-rights standing
Key Terms:
Privacy
Latest Conference: 2023-03-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Denial of meaningful access to prison law library due to COVID-19 restrictions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED : Petitioner submits this writ of certiorari to the United States ; , Supreme Court concerning the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia overlooking the long held precedent that, due to : _ Covid-19 pandemic restrictions shutting down the prison law library, ; petitioner's denial of meaningful access to the prison law library was the denial of petitioner's access to the court.

Docket Entries

2023-03-20
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion.
2023-03-01
Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/17/2023.
2023-01-30
Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
2023-01-09
The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8. As the petitioner has repeatedly abused this Court's process, the Clerk is directed not to accept any further petitions in noncriminal matters from petitioner unless the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) is paid and the petition is submitted in compliance with Rule 33.1. See Martin v. District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 506 U. S. 1 (1992) (per curiam). Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
2022-12-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
2022-12-02
Waiver of right of respondent Garland, Merrick, et al. to respond filed.
2022-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due December 2, 2022)

Attorneys

Garland, Merrick, et al.
Elizabeth B. PrelogarSolicitor General, Respondent
Joseph Ladeairous
Joseph Michael Ladeairous — Petitioner