King Miguel Eddie Crayton v. J. N. Williams, Deputy, et al.

Whether a federal district court violates due process when it dismisses a pro se litigant’s 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint without meaningful consideration of the factual allegations and without affording a genuine opportunity to amend. Whether a court of appeals may affirm dismissal of a pro se civil rights complaint on procedural grounds without addressing the underlying constitutional violations. Whether dismissal practices that prevent substantive review of pro se civil rights claims undermine the constitutional guarantee of access to the courts.