No. 25-6617

Naquea Elaine Johnson v. New Jersey, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-20
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process fundamental-rights in-forma-pauperis jurisdictional-challenge section-1983 state-actors
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts violate due process by denying in forma pauperis status when such denial prevents challenging jurisdictionally void state actor orders and impedes access to discovery

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Whether federal courts violate due process and equal protection by denying in forma pauperis status based on gross income that includes mandatory payments under jurisdictionally void orders, when the IFP denial forecloses the § 1983 action seeking to challenge state actors ’ unauthorized exercise of power and prevents access to discovery documenting the jurisdictional violations. II. Whether M.L.B. v. S.L.J. ‘s prohibition on wealth barriers to fundamental rights adjudication extends to § 1983 claims challenging state actors ’ deprivation of parental rights through jurisdictionally void orders issued without subject-matter jurisdiction and without constitutionally mandated procedural safeguards. III. Whether state actors violate § 1983 when they exercise authority over an interstate child removal after an appellate court orders a mandatory jurisdictional hearing that never occurs, issue orders without subject-matter jurisdiction, and deprive a parent of fundamental liberty interests without due process, creating a federal question that is not barred by Rooker-Feldman or the domestic-relations exception. i

Docket Entries

2026-01-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)
2026-01-08
Motion to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by petitioner.

Attorneys

Naquea Johnson
Naquea Johnson — Petitioner
Naquea Johnson — Petitioner