No. 24-7129

Frank John Richard v. O'Bell T. Winn, Warden, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-procedure confrontation-clause equal-protection fourteenth-amendment initial-disclosure pro-se-litigant
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2025-06-26
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26(a)(1)(B)(iv) deny Initial Disclosure to incarcerated, pro se litigants, thereby rendering the Confrontation and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment unavailable to them?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. ) Does Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 26 (a)(1)( B)(iv.) deny Initial Disclosure to incarcerated, pro se litigants, simply because they are not represented by counsel; thereby rendering the Confrontation and Equal Protection clauses found in the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, unavailable to them? 2. ) Applying the response for Question No. 1, when •jchallenging the veracity of an affidavit , before summary judgment, did the deprivation caused by Rule 26 (a)(1)( B)(iv.) infringe upon the petitioner's right to petition the courts, for the redress of grievances, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution? 3.) Did the United States Court of Appeals, for the Sixth Circuit, err when it stated that the petitioner failed to argue the case of Reed-Bey v. Prams taller ^,in the district court? ^An affidavit written by Richard D. Russell, the Grievance Section Manager for the Michigan Dep't of Corrections, signed 14, 2022 was taken in "Good Faith" by the attorney for the defend ants, Joseph Y. Ho. The district court cited "Authentication Language" as the basis for it's acceptance of this document. Cited by the petitioner in a Reply brief, filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as ECF No. 50(See

Docket Entries

2025-06-30
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/26/2025.
2025-05-22
Waiver of right of respondents MDOC Defendants O’Bell T. Winn, Thomas Haynes, Michael Guerin, Jodie Anderson and Christopher LaBreck to respond filed.
2024-12-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 2, 2025)

Attorneys

Frank John Richard
Frank John Richard — Petitioner
Frank John Richard — Petitioner
MDOC Defendants O’Bell T. Winn, Thomas Haynes, Michael Guerin, Jodie Anderson and Christopher LaBreck
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent
Ann Maurine ShermanMichigan Department of Attorney General, Respondent