No. 24-6222

Donat Caleb Porter v. North Carolina

Lower Court: North Carolina
Docketed: 2025-01-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: constitutional-rights controlled-substance exigent-circumstances fourth-amendment pro-se-litigation state-police-powers
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2025-06-05 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether North Carolina's Controlled Substance Act and Federal Substance laws violate constitutional rights regarding marijuana possession and use

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. The petitioner asks this Court to provide more clarity to current federal case law that has been established regarding the exceptions of exigent circumstances while balancing the protections provided by the Fourth Amendment as applied. 2. The petitioner asks of this court to provide more clarification regarding the police powers of the State and its officials to defendants including pro se individuals in regard to constitutional challenges during the entire process of litigation. 3. Does North Carolina ’s Controlled Substance Act and the Federal Substance regarding marijuana as applied and on its face in any way violate the petitioners and other citizen ’s constitutional rights? II V PARTIES The Petitioner is Donat Caleb Porter, and the Respondent is the State of North Carolina

Docket Entries

2025-06-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-05-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/5/2025.
2025-05-07
Petitioner complied with order of February 24, 2025.
2025-03-12
Application (24A872) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until May 16, 2025.
2025-03-11
Application (24A872) for an extension of time within which to comply with the order of, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2025-02-24
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until March 17, 2025, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2025-01-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent North Carolina to respond filed.
2024-08-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Donat C. Porter
Donat C. Porter — Petitioner
Donat C. Porter — Petitioner
North Carolina
Jonathan Porter BabbNorth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Jonathan Porter BabbNorth Carolina Attorney General's Office, Respondent