No. 25-5456

Elbert Gaynor v. Extended Stay America

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2025-08-25
Status: Rehearing
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment appointed-counsel equal-protection mootness procedural-due-process service-of-process
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court of last resort erred in affirming lower court decisions that deprived petitioners of 14th Amendment equal protection and procedural due process rights in appeal dismissals and eviction proceedings

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether a state court of last resort erred in affirming a lower court decision to dismiss petitioners' appeals overlooking deprivation of petitioners 14th Amendment equal protection and procedural due process rights of providing notice, opportunity to be heard, and right to appointed counsel before dismissing petitioner's appeals? 2. Whether a state court of last resort erred in affirming a lower state court order to dismiss petitions case because of mootness overlooking Article 3 exceptions to mootness of case being capable of repetition yet evading review and collateral consequences. 3. Whether a state court of last resort erred in affirming a lower court decision overlooking deprivation of petitioners 14th Amendment equal protection and procedural due process rights in due notification .sufficient service of process which was supposed to inform petitioner of his right to appointed counsel in eviction proceedings?

Docket Entries

2026-01-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-11-17
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-07-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 24, 2025)
2025-05-23
Application (24A1114) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 26, 2025.
2025-05-23
Application (24A1113) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until July 26, 2025.
2025-05-13
Application (24A1114) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 27, 2025 to July 26, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.
2025-05-13
Application (24A1113) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 27, 2025 to July 26, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Elbert Gaynor
Elbert Gaynor — Petitioner