No. 25A710

Samuel Lee Smith, Jr. v. Gus Lopez, et al.

Lower Court: Eleventh Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-17
Status: Application
Type: A
Experienced Counsel
Tags: certiorari eleventh-circuit extension-of-time litigation petition pro-se
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a pro se litigant's request for an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari should be granted based on the unique circumstances of multiple pending cases and lack of opposing counsel objection

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : 4, Additionally, it has taken the undersigned a little bit longer than projected to file the initial Petition for Writ of Certiorari, as the undersigned is a pro se litigant. 5. The undersign would like to cognizance the Court, Petitioner has 26 cases in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Petitioner requests the Court to be reasonable and provide the extension. Petitioner assures the Court that a Petition will be filed immediately upon completion to provide a timely filing. 6. Opposing counsel has not advised Petitioner that they object to the motion being granted. 7. There is no prejudice to the Respondents having no objection to the extension of time requested. The undersigned is aware of the Court’s disfavoring multiple extensions. However, undersign intends to prosecute this Petition. Petitioner informs this Honorable Court the undersign has 2 Petition /

Docket Entries

2025-12-17
Application (25A710) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until January 21, 2026.
2025-12-11
Application (25A710) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 22, 2025 to February 20, 2026, submitted to Justice Thomas.

Attorneys

Samuel L. Smith
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner
Samuel Lee Smith Jr. — Petitioner