Whether a state prison's library copy limit impermissibly burdens an incarcerated individual's constitutional right of access to the courts

No question identified. : APPLICATION TO EXTENL TIME TO FILE PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI To the Honorable Justice Kavanaugh: COMES NOW Edward Allen Moore, 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petitioner in the underlying cause and Applicant herein, with this motion to extend the time in which to petition the Court for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit from the denial of Applicant's application for a certificate of appealability, see attached July 28, 2025 Judgment, currently due December 3, 2025, see attached September 4, 2025 Order denying rehearing, and in support thereof would show as follows: RELIEF SOUGHT Applicant seeks a 60-day extension of time, up to and including February 1, 2026, to file a petition for writ of certiorari. GROUND FOR RELIEF Although nowhere to be found in Departmental. or institutional policy, the institution's librarian, with the acquiescence of Respondent Hancock, implemented a limit of 50 copies per week (Thursday mornings). See attached grievance. Purportedly, this de required, i.e., a document from a court specifying a deadline, is often lacking, e.g., the current deadline sub judice. Applicant estimates that, counting one copy for service and one copy for retention, his petition for writ of certiorari will require over 200 copies. Factoring in the upcoming holidays, even with a 60-day extention of time, it may be necessary to abbreviate the appendiz. CONCLUS TON WHEREFORE, premises considered, Applicant respectfully moves that the time for filing the petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit be extended to February 1, 2026. Respectfully submitted, Edward Allen Moore, Applicant pro se #185492 Southeast Correctional Center 300 East Pedro Simmons Drive Charleston, Missouri 63834 VERIFICATION I declare under penalty of perjury this intl, day of November, 2025 that all facts stated in the foregoing are true and the attachments are unaltered photocopies. Edward Allen Moore SWORN DECLARATION OF MAILING AND SERVICE I declare under penalty of perjury that I mailed, first-class postage prepaid, the original of the foregoing to: United States Supreme Court, 1 First Street N.E., Washington, D.D. 20543; and a true copy to: Patrick Joseph Logan, Asst. Attny. General, State of Missouri, P.O. Box 899, Jefferson City, Mo 65102, by depositing both in the Housing Unit 4C mailbox this |g, | day of November, | dlvarddfleAttyone ward Allen Moore 3 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No: 24-3410 Edward Allen Moore Petitioner Appellant v. Gregory Hancock, Warden; Andrew Bailey, Attorney General of the State of Missouri Respondents Appellees Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Cape Girardeau JUDGMENT Before GRUENDER, SHEPHERD, and ERICKSON, Circuit Judges. This appeal comes before the court on appellant's application for a certificate of appealability. The court has carefully reviewed the original file of the district court, and the application for a certificate of appealability is denied. The appeal is dismissed. The motions to remand and for stay are denied as moot. July 28, 2025 Order Entered at the Direction of the Court: Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. /s/ Susan E. Bindler UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No: 24-3410 Edward Allen Moore Appellant v. Gregory Hancock, Warden and Andrew Bailey, Attorney General of the State of Missouri Appellees Appeal from U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Cape Girardeau ORDER The petition for rehearing en banc is denied. The petition for rehearing by the panel is also denied. September 04, 2025 Order Entered at the Direction of the Court: Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. /s/ Susan E. Bindler C Cy DIVISION OF ADULT INSTITUTIONS Southeast Correctional Center IRR Response DATE: 6/30/2025 LOG #: SECC 25-557 CATEGORY: #2— Activities OFFENDER: Lewis, Joshua #1379770 Nature of complai