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C. Holmes, aka Cynthia Elaine Collie v. James Kevin Holmes

IFP petition · Supreme Court of South Carolina, No. 2025-000486 · judgment March 17, 2025


Dismissed · March 30, 2026

Question presented

I. Jurisdiction Can be Raised at Any Time and Cannot Be Waived II. The Trial Court Stay Should Be Sustained Pending Resolution of Jurisdiction and Denial of Substantial Rights III. Prejudicial Lack of Due Process IV. Data Entry Errors and Inaccurate Public Records Undermine Fair Process 6 V. Intervening Case Law

Counsel of record

For petitioner
C. Holmes

For respondent
Barry I. Baker
Baker & Varner, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
25A296

Proceedings

  1. Jun 01 2026
    Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner DENIED.
  2. May 12 2026
    Motion DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/28/2026.
  3. Apr 15 2026
    Motion for reconsideration of order denying leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed by petitioner.
  4. Mar 30 2026
    The motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and the petition for a writ of certiorari is dismissed. See Rule 39.8.
  5. Mar 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/27/2026.
  6. Mar 03 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent James Kevin Holmes a/k/a J. K. Holmes to respond filed.
  7. Nov 14 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)
  8. Sep 16 2025
    Application (25A296) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 22, 2025.
  9. Sep 03 2025
    Application (25A296) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 23, 2025 to November 22, 2025, submitted to The Chief Justice.