No. 25A59
LaTausha Simmons v. Officer Louis Swafford, et al.
Tags: civil-rights due-process excessive-force first-amendment-retaliation in-forma-pauperis section-1983
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Question Presented (from Petition)
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Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a district court violates the due process rights of an indigent pro se plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis by dismissing a Section 1983 civil rights action for failure to effect service of process when the court failed to comply with its mandatory obligation under Rule 4(c) and 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) to issue process to a United States Marshal for service on the defendant, and whether such dismissal constitutes retaliation in violation of the First Amendment when it follows the plaintiff's service of the complaint by personal service and subsequent arrest by the defendant officers
Docket Entries
2025-07-15
Application (25A59) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until November 2, 2025.
2025-07-02
Application (25A59) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 3, 2025 to November 2, 2025, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
Attorneys
LaTausha Simmons
LaTausha Simmons — Petitioner