No. 25-5586
David Priest v. Bentley, et al.
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: discovery-ruling district-court inmate-rights judicial-discretion legal-standard pro-se-litigation
Latest Conference:
2025-11-07
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether pro se inmate litigants are held to the same legal standard as lawyers in court proceedings, whether proper notice was given for raising issues with district court decisions, and whether the district court abused its discretion in discovery rulings
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
ARE PRO SE INMATE LITIGANTS HELD TO THE SAME LEGAL STANDARD THAT A LAWYER IS HELD? WAS THE PLAINTIFF GIVEN PROPER NOTICE OF HIS NEED TO RAISE HIS ISSUE(S) WITH JUDGES DECISIONS IN DISTRICT COURT BEFORE APPEAL ? DID DISTRICT COURT ABUSE HIS DISCRETION IN DISCOVERY RULINGS ?
Docket Entries
2025-11-10
Petition DENIED.
2025-10-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
2025-10-08
Waiver of Bentley, et al. of right to respond submitted.
2025-10-08
Waiver of right of respondent Bentley, et al. to respond filed.
2025-07-31
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 9, 2025)
Attorneys
Bentley, et al.