Whether the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment require the state to demonstrate a rational basis for treating similarly situated indigent persons differently and provide due process protections, and whether the Eighth Amendment prevents excessive bail and fines and requires an assessment of the ability to pay

QUESTIONS PRESENTED This case presents a crucial opportunity for the Supreme Court to protect indigent citizens and set a nationwide precedent for the protection of appeal rights for indigent civil litigants. The Constitutional issues involved are: (1) whether the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires the state to demonstrate a rational basis for treating similarly situated persons differently (2) whether the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment , requires due process for indigent persons and (3) whether the Eighth Amendment prevents excessive bail and fines and requires an assessment of the ability to pay.