No. 24-6722

Ashley Muse v. Louisiana, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-03-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-rights collateral-estoppel due-process federal-jurisdiction res-judicata state-court
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2025-04-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a U.S. District Court can apply Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel to a void State Court judgment and deny due process rights in a federal civil rights case

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-03-26
Waiver of Louisiana of right to respond submitted.
2025-03-26
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2025-02-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 7, 2025)

Attorneys

Ashley Muse
Ashley Muse — Petitioner
Ashley Muse — Petitioner
Louisiana
Zachary Alexander FairclothLouisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
Zachary Alexander FairclothLouisiana Department of Justice, Respondent