No. 23-6917

Saladin Thompson v. Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General of New Jersey, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment 1st-amendment christopher-v-harbury civil-rights constitutional-amendment due-process habeas-corpus meaningful-access state-agent
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus
Latest Conference: 2024-05-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the actions/omissions of State agents deny petitioner of meaningful access to the habeas courts, in violation of the 1st and 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendments, and the Christopher v. Harbury holding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1)?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED Did the actions/omissions of State agents deny petitioner of meaningful access to the habeas courts, in violation of the 1st and 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendments, and the Christopher v. Harbury holding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1)? ; Is petitioner entitled to equitable tolling of the filing constraints of 28 U.S.C. § 2244 for the delay causing actions of state agents? 2. Was the prosecutions use of its peremptory challenges, 7 of the 9 to exclude A frican-Americans discriminatory and in violation of the 14th U.S. Constitutional Amendment, and Batson v. Kentucky holding, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (d)(1)? Was the lower courts determination of facts unreasonable in light of the record, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ()?

Docket Entries

2024-05-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
2023-10-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 8, 2024)

Attorneys

Saladin Thompson
Saladin Thompson — Petitioner
Saladin Thompson — Petitioner