No. 23A946

Jose Rojas-Meliton v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-22
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: civil-procedure ineffective-assistance prisoner-rights pro-se procedural-default rule-60b
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pro se prisoner's motion for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) can overcome procedural default when the prisoner claims lack of legal resources and indigent status impeded his ability to file timely post-conviction relief

Docket Entries

2024-04-22
Application (23A946) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until August 19, 2024.
2024-04-05
Application (23A946) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2024 to August 17, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Jose Rojas-Meliton
Jose Rojas-Meliton — Petitioner
Jose Rojas-Meliton — Petitioner