neitzke-v-williams
4 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-723 | Jonathan VanLoan v. Nation of Islam, et al. | Third Circuit | 2023-02-02 | Denied | Response Waived | 42-usc-1983 civil-rights clearly-baseless-standard denton-v-hernandez dismissal-standard factual-allegations frivolous neitzke-v-williams section-1983 subject-matter-jurisdiction | Is the legal standard for dismissal of a plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case, for factual allegations deemed 'fantastical' by the court, the 'clearly ba… |
| 21-8022 | William Dew v. S. Columbia Terrace, LLC, et al. | Third Circuit | 2022-06-01 | Denied | Relisted (2)IFP | circuit-split civil-procedure civil-rights discrimination due-process factual-deficiencies motion-to-dismiss neitzke-v-williams pleadings pro-se sua-sponte | Whether the district court may dismiss a non-prisoner pro se complaint sua sponte basis of factual deficiencies in complaint or must wait until defend… |
| 21-6829 | Ibrahim Donmez v. New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, et al. | Second Circuit | 2022-01-13 | Denied | Relisted (2)IFP | civil-procedure due-process litigation-reform neitzke-v-williams non-prisoner-complaints prison-litigation-reform-act prisoner-rights screening-standard section-1915 standing statutory-interpretation | Does 28-USC-1915 allow dismissal of non-frivolous non-prisoner complaints for failure to state a claim or seeking relief against immune defendants bef… |
| 18-8363 | Joshua G. Stegemann v. United States | Second Circuit | 2019-03-11 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | 28-usc-1915 appellate-procedure circuit-court criminal-appeal dismissal federal-rules greenlaw-v-united-states gvr in-forma-pauperis neitzke-v-williams party-presentation-rule sua-sponte sua-sponte-dismissal | Whether the Second Circuit may dismiss a criminal appeal sua sponte under Neitzke v. Williams and 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (e) without briefing by any party a… |