No. 22-6385

Peter Gakuba v. Rob Jeffreys

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2022-12-22
Status: Dismissed
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process federal-courts first-amendment-retaliation free-speech habeas habeas-corpus sanctions standing
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2023-02-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the USCA-7's imposition of a $500 sanction and bar from filing future habeas petitions against Gakuba constitutes a First Amendment retaliation violation by Illinois federal courts with a history of irrational bias against Gakuba

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

ISSUES PRESENTED FOR REVIEW IL GAKUBA V. JEFFREYS, 22-3039 (USCA7) (MOT. FOR AUTHORIZATION — 2%°-IN-TIME HABEAS) ($500 SANCTIONS AND BAR FROM FILING FUTURE HABEAS PETITIONS) Gakuba’s one—and only—§2254 habeas petition was not “frivolous” rendering the USCA-7’s sanction against Gakuba of “$500” and bar from any future federal habeas petitions constitutes a First Amendment retaliation violation by Illinois federal courts with a history of irrational bias and Gakuba. See 2013-14 Gakuba appeals (sanctions threatened in unsupported conclusory orders against Gakuba for asserting his rights per 18 USC §2710(d)-(e)). First, Fifth, and 14°” Amendments violations. i/iv

Docket Entries

2023-02-21
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. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this motion and this petition.
2023-02-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
2022-12-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 23, 2023)

Attorneys

Peter Gakuba
Peter Gakuba — Petitioner
Peter Gakuba — Petitioner