No. 22-6301

Relonzo Phillips v. Melody M. Maddox, Sheriff, DeKalb County, Georgia, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-14
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: bad-faith-prosecution civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights-procedure due-process irreparable-injury probable-cause standing state-prosecution younger-doctrine
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Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state criminal prosecution brought in bad faith satisfies the requirement of irreparable injury to enjoin state proceedings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1.) Whether a state criminal prosecution brought “in bad faith”-i.e. “a prosecution that has been brought without a reasonable expectation of obtaining a valid conviction” (if the state officials prosecutes with the knowledge that there | is no lawful basis for the prosecution) and/or “without probable cause,” itself satisfies the requirement of irreparable injury to enjoin state proceedings as set out in Younger v Harris, 401 U.S. 37, 91 S.CT. 746, 27 L.Ed. 2d (1971) , 2.) Whether the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh circuit erred in denying Petitioner’s motion for reconsideration 3.) Whether the United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh circuit erred in failing to consider Petitioner’s motion to supplement the record (addition of City of Doraville police body and patrol car cam footage which affirmatively illustrates Petitioner’s illegal arrest made without probable cause which was not available to | Petitioner until August 24, 2022) | 2. |

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
Petition DENIED.
2023-01-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2022-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 13, 2023)

Attorneys

Relonzo Phillips
Relonzo Phillips — Petitioner
Relonzo Phillips — Petitioner