No. 25-7060

Elizabeth Nelson, et vir v. Robert Scott, et al.

Lower Court: Sixth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-03-18
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: citizens-arrest civil-rights conspiracy due-process fifth-amendment fourteenth-amendment fourth-amendment illegal-search-and-seizure section-1983
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does pro'se appellant state a cause of action under 4,5,14 th Amendment US Constitution, 42 USC Section 1983 for illegal search and seizure and Due Process violations when a city property and maintenance employee does admitted "citizens' arrest " on appellant Thrower as found by the magistrate-judge ?

Do private parties Service Towing Inc employees, act in conspiracy for Section 42 USC 1983 purposes when pro'se litigant alleges private party towing company employees stalled the appellant in a pre-arranged plan and called property and maintenance employee to do a citizen's arrest?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pro se appellant states a cause of action under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 for illegal search and seizure and due process violations when a city employee performs a citizen's arrest, and whether private towing company employees act in conspiracy under Section 1983 when they allegedly orchestrate the appellant's detention

Docket Entries

2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 17, 2026)

Attorneys

Elizabeth Nelson, et al.
Elizabeth Nelson — Petitioner