Source: https://www.legalcrystal.com/case/98465/roberts-vs-district-court
Timestamp: 2018-03-19 18:49:32
Document Index: 650962578

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1915', '§ 1291', '§ 1915', '§ 1291', '§ 1915', '§ 2600']

Roberts Vs District Court - Citation 98465 - Court Judgment | LegalCrystal
Roberts Vs. District Court - Court Judgment
LegalCrystal Citation legalcrystal.com/98465
Case Number 339 U.S. 844
Respondent District Court
.....for writ of mandamus syllabus 1. whether one is a "citizen" for the purpose of in forma pauperis proceedings in the federal courts under 28 u.s.c. § 1915 is a question solely of federal law. pp. 339 u. s. 844 -845. 2. congress has not prescribed loss of citizenship for conviction of crimes other than desertion and treason. p. 339 u. s. 845 . 3. an order of a federal district court denying a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is appealable to the court of appeals under 28 u.s.c. § 1291. p. 339 u. s. 845 . 4. petitioner's motion in this court for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus to the district court is denied because of the ambiguous state of the record in the case and the fact that denial of the.....
Roberts v. District Court - 339 U.S. 844 (1950)
U.S. Supreme Court Roberts v. District Court, 339 U.S. 844 (1950)
1. Whether one is a "citizen" for the purpose of in forma pauperis proceedings in the federal courts under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 is a question solely of federal law. Pp. 339 U. S. 844 -845.
2. Congress has not prescribed loss of citizenship for conviction of crimes other than desertion and treason. P. 339 U. S. 845 .
3. An order of a Federal District Court denying a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is appealable to the Court of Appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. P. 339 U. S. 845 .
4. Petitioner's motion in this Court for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus to the District Court is denied because of the ambiguous state of the record in the case and the fact that denial of the motion will not prejudice further applications by petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. P. 339 U. S. 845 .
Petitioner, who is confined in a California state prison, sought to file a petition in forma pauperis for a writ of injunction in the District Court below. That court denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis, holding that petitioner was not entitled to the benefits of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 because he was no longer a "citizen," as required by that section. The District Court reached that decision in reliance on California Penal Code, § 2600, which provides that one sentenced to imprisonment for a term
Finally, petitioner filed in this Court a motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus to the District Court. Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy, available only in rare cases. Ex parte Collett, 337 U. S. 55 , 337 U. S. 72 (1949), and cases there cited. Because of the ambiguous state of this record, and the fact that a denial of this motion will not prejudice petitioner in further attempts to proceed in forma pauperis, the motion must be denied.