No. 25-6338

Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Darrin P. Gayles, Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-10
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: appeal-dismissal constitutional-rights court-access due-process indigency legal-standing
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower court wrongly dismiss the Petitioner's appeal by preventing access to the Court due to indigency and denying constitutional Due Process rights?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Did the lower court wrongly dismiss that the Petitioner ’s appeal because it effectively prevented the Petitioner from having access to the Court as a result of his indigency and denied the Petitioner ’s constitutional right to Due process? 2

Docket Entries

2026-01-22
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-12-06
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)
2025-11-04
Application (25A513) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 10, 2025.
2025-10-31
Application (25A513) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 10, 2025 to January 9, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Federal Respondents
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Samuel Lee Smith
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner