No. 25-6296

Emmanuel Folly v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al.

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-05
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: arbitration-findings civil-rights due-process equitable-tolling extraordinary-circumstances pro-se-litigant
Key Terms:
Arbitration SocialSecurity DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether systemic barriers preventing a pro se litigant from securing counsel, where stigma
impedes representation, constitute "extraordinary circumstances " justifying equitable tolling of
42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims.

2. Whether due process is violated when a government employer relies on biased arbitration
findings that contradict a judicial acquittal, thereby depriving an acquitted employee of a
protected property interest in reinstatement.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether systemic barriers preventing a pro se litigant from securing counsel constitute 'extraordinary circumstances' justifying equitable tolling of civil rights claims, and whether due process is violated when a government employer relies on biased arbitration findings that contradict a judicial acquittal

Docket Entries

2026-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-09-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)

Attorneys

Emmanuel Folly
Emmanuel Folly — Petitioner