No. 25-6380

Anthony James Merrick v. Ryan Thornell, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-12-16
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process first-amendment grievance-rights judicial-decision legal-access pro-se-prisoner
Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether prison officials violated a pro se prisoner's due process rights by denying access to legal documents and judicial decisions that impede his ability to exercise First Amendment rights and seek redress of grievances

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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Docket Entries

2026-01-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2025-11-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 15, 2026)

Attorneys

Anthony James Merrick
Anthony James Merrick — Petitioner
Anthony James Merrick — Petitioner