Naquea Elaine Johnson v. New Jersey, et al.
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess
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
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