No. 25-795

Montgomery Blair Sibley v. Chauncey J. Watches, Judge, Steuben County, New York, et al.

Lower Court: Second Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-07
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: due-process equal-protection in-forma-pauperis judicial-immunity petition-clause second-amendment
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2026-02-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal in forma pauperis litigants may be significantly denied immediate access to Court while filing-fee paying litigants suffer no such constraints as the Second Circuit has here below tacitly approved?

Docket Entries

2026-02-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
2026-01-28
Waiver of Watches, Judge, et al. of right to respond submitted.
Main Document
2026-01-28
Waiver of right of respondent Watches, Judge, et al. to respond filed.
Main Document
2025-12-03
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 6, 2026)
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Attorneys

Montgomery Blair Sibley
Montgomery Blair Sibley — Petitioner
Montgomery Blair Sibley — Petitioner
Watches, Judge, et al.
Barbara Dale Underwood — New York Solicitor General, Respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood — New York Solicitor General, Respondent