No. 25-6450

Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Carlos Rosado, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-30
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP Experienced Counsel
Tags: 14th-amendment court-access due-process indigency legal-proceedings procedural-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment Securities
Latest Conference: 2026-02-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the lower Court wrongly dismiss the Petitioner's appeal due to indigency and violate his constitutional due process rights under the 14th Amendment?

Docket Entries

2026-02-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/27/2026.
2025-12-11
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 29, 2026)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service
2025-11-04
Application (25A512) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 12, 2025.
2025-10-31
Application (25A512) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 12, 2025 to January 11, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Main Document

Attorneys

Samuel Lee Smith, Jr.
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner