Legal Opinion

Cok v. Read

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided May 4, 2001No. 99-478-AppealPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Following a hearing in the Superior Court on the failure of the plaintiff, Gladys L. Cok (the plaintiff), to comply with a civil contempt order, the motion justice conditionally restricted her pro se access to the Rhode Island Superior Court by barring her from appearing in any civil action as a plaintiff pro se for a period of one year. The plaintiff appeals pro se by challenging the propriety of that restriction.

The case came before a single justice of .this Court, who directed the parties to appear and show cause why the issues raised in this appeal should not be summarily decided.…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gladys L. Cok v. Family Court of Rhode IslandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Anne M. Pavilonis v. Edward J. KingCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  3. 39 Fair empl.prac.cas. 162, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,583 Eligio Castro and Rafael Diaz Diaz v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  4. State v. D'AMARIOSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999
  5. Lembo v. CranshawSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1999

4Cited by6 opinions

  1. Zorn v. SmithSupreme Court of Vermont · 2011
  2. Mills v. ToselliSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2006
  3. In re Estate of Elizabeth Brown, a/k/a Letizia I. BrownSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2019
  4. Norman Laurence v. Rhode Island Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2013
  5. Cody-Allen Zab v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections Jose R. Rivera v. State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections, by and through its Director, Patricia Coyne-Fague, in her official capacitySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2022

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