No. 24-7176

Miriam Pope v. Chetan Patel, fka Hitesh Patel

Lower Court: Alabama
Docketed: 2025-05-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: civil-procedure constitutional-law discovery-rights due-process immigration-status undocumented-persons
Key Terms:
DueProcess Immigration Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-01-23 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a statutory rule of civil procedure denying discovery to a defendant violates the Constitution's due process clause, and whether due process applies to undocumented persons without legal status

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Does a statutory rule of civil procedure. Whetherstate of federal allowing for a discovery period, wherein the defendant is denied same, violate the Constitution ’s due process clause? undocumented persons residing in this country2. Does due process apply to with no legal status provided by INS? 3 Does an “undocumented person" residing in the United States of America ' sxsssast,citizen whose lineage can be traced to the original settlers of the colonyborn ” of Georgia? 4 Is there a treaty between the United States of America and India, allowing ' for its citizens to enter the United States of America without proper documentation? Or is there one currently m progress . to the jurisdiction of a state whose constitution does not provide foi a tii y jury in divorce matters? Is subject matter jurisdiction then a mattei foi th federal courts to decide? a “yes” by this court, then should Amendment VI of in civil cases6. If the above questions are trial by an impartial jurv of the State and distinct wherein the civil case was filed', which district can be decided as deemed by the Stat^court “ proper for jurisdiction, and to have the Assistance of Counsel foi his her defence? application with INS to gain legal7. If the Respondent proceeds to complete vmdaticms^with^ital records between the State of Georgia and the State of Alabama, could the Petitioner be perceived as an accomplice to mam gan due to the issues with “name

Docket Entries

2026-01-26
Rehearing DENIED.
2026-01-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
2025-10-31
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-03-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 11, 2025)

Attorneys

Miriam Pope
Miriam Pope — Petitioner
Miriam Pope — Petitioner