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Sohail M. Abdulla v. Southern Bank

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 22-12037 · judgment July 19, 2023


Certiorari denied · January 22, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

May it please this Honorable Court to consider the establishment of a new guideliinp aimed at preventing the dismissal of pro se civil parties with meritorious cases and solely not be dismissed because of the pro se’s lack of legal acumen? Is the right to due process being violated for pro se litigants because of the procedural rules set by a lower court. Is the pursuit of justice compromised in the United States due to the inherent disadvantage faced by pro se litigants, who lack legal training and financial means for legal representation, and are expected to navigate the complexities of filing a case and perform at the same level as trained attorneys? As a result, are their cases ! frequently dismissed, despite overwhelming merits and evidence in their favor, thereby denying them their fundamental right to due process? Such a situation contradicts the principles of justice upheld by our esteemed country.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sohail M. Abdulla

For respondent
Robert Perry Mangum
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A327

Proceedings

  1. Jan 22 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 03 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/19/2024.
  3. Dec 20 2023
    Brief of respondent Southern Bank in opposition filed.
  4. Nov 14 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 29, 2023)
  5. Oct 13 2023
    Application (23A327) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until November 16, 2023.
  6. Oct 07 2023
    Application (23A327) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 17, 2023 to November 16, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.