No. 24-6696

James R. Turner, III v. Edward Rapp

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure constitutional-protections due-process in-forma-pauperis judicial-discretion recusal
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-05-02
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Court of Appeals erred in denying in forma pauperis status and dismissing an appeal without proper constitutional consideration

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether the United States Court of Appeals erred in denying petitioner ’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis in violation of and applicable constitutional protections. 2. Whether the Court of Appeals properly dismissed the petitioner ’s appeal for lack of an arguable basis in law or fact, conflicting with Supreme Court precedent. 3. Whether the District Court judge erred in refusing to recuse themselves despite circumstances that would reasonably question their impartiality.

Docket Entries

2025-05-05
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/2/2025.
2025-02-28
2024-11-13
Application (24A477) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 28, 2025.
2024-11-07
Application (24A477) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 30, 2024 to February 28, 2025, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.

Attorneys

James R. Turner
James R. Turner III — Petitioner