legal-research
20 cases — ← All topics
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Flags | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25A813 | Jason Tywann Bell v. J. C. Streeval, Warden | Fourth Circuit | 2026-01-13 | Application | counsel-preparation legal-research petition-filing supreme-court time-extension writ-of-certiorari | Question not identified. | |
| 25A471 | Hasib Bin Golamrabbi v. California | California | 2025-10-24 | Application | indigent-defendant law-library-access legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se-litigation supreme-court-procedure | Whether a prison's restrictive law library access policy unconstitutionally impedes an indigent prisoner's ability to prepare and timely file a writ o… | |
| 25A321 | Eric Dennard Parker v. United States | Eleventh Circuit | 2025-09-19 | Presumed Complete | certiorari-deadline circuit-splits federal-defender legal-research petition-extension supreme-court-rules | Whether a federal defender may be granted an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorari based on counsel's workload and complexity of… | |
| 25A320 | Phillip Michael Giles v. Chadwick Dotson, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections | Fourth Circuit | 2025-09-19 | Presumed Complete | constitutional-rights effective-assistance legal-research prison-access sixth-amendment speedy-trial | Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and speedy trial was violated when the petitioner was denied adequate access to l… | |
| 25-5524 | Wesley Brian Earnest v. Kemsey Bowles, Warden, et al. | Fourth Circuit | 2025-09-02 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | covid-19 dna-evidence habeas-corpus legal-research pro-se procedural-time-bar | Whether pro se, incarcerated habeas corpus petitioners should be granted procedural time extensions due to extraordinary COVID-19 pandemic circumstanc… |
| 24A413 | Edvin Santiagomazariegos v. Ricky D. Dixon, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. | Eleventh Circuit | 2024-10-28 | Presumed Complete | court-access institutional-constraints law-library-access legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se-litigant | Whether a prisoner's limited law library access and restricted legal research time due to institutional constraints constitutes a substantial burden o… | |
| 24A376 | Robert Dorgay v. Paul Reif, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2024-10-21 | Presumed Complete | certiorari incarceration law-library legal-research pro-se time-extension | Whether a pro se incarcerated prisoner with limited law library access should be granted an extension of time to file a petition for writ of certiorar… | |
| 23A1168 | Alex Ryle v. Brian Emig, Warden, James T. Vaughn Correctional Center, et al. | Third Circuit | 2024-06-27 | Presumed Complete | certiorari constitutional-rights legal-research prisoner-litigation pro-se time-extension | Whether a pro se prisoner's request for a 60-day extension to file a certiorari petition should be granted based on his limited legal research capabil… | |
| 23A1152 | John Dwayne Garvin v. Levern Cohen, Warden | Fourth Circuit | 2024-06-25 | Presumed Complete | certiorari constitutional-error fourth-circuit jurisdiction legal-research pro-se | Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals committed constitutional error in its judgment against a pro se litigant with limited legal education | |
| 23A1135 | John Dwayne Garvin v. Levern Cohen, Warden | Fourth Circuit | 2024-06-21 | Presumed Complete | certiorari constitutional-error fourth-circuit jurisdiction legal-research pro-se | Whether the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals committed constitutional error in its judgment against a pro se litigant with limited legal education | |
| 23A1098 | Douglas Fauconier v. Virginia | Fourth Circuit | 2024-06-07 | Presumed Complete | access-to-courts civil-rights legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se section-1983 | Whether a pro se prisoner's inability to access legal research resources due to technical failures constitutes a violation of his constitutional right… | |
| 23A1027 | Jose Martinez, Jr. v. Montana | Montana | 2024-05-17 | Presumed Complete | correctional-facility legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se time-extension writ-of-certiorari | Whether a pro se prisoner's request for a 90-day extension to file a writ of certiorari should be granted due to documented challenges in legal resear… | |
| 23A968 | Gazul Producciones SL Unipersonal v. Sheddf2-FL5 LLC | Florida | 2024-04-30 | Presumed Complete | certiorari counsel-of-record legal-research procedural-relief supreme-court time-extension | Whether a single attorney representing a party may be granted a 30-day extension to file a petition for certiorari based on scheduling conflicts and r… | |
| 23A911 | George Leslie Vontress v. Nevada, et al. | Ninth Circuit | 2024-04-11 | Presumed Complete | indigent legal-research pro-se supreme-court time-extension writ-of-certiorari | Whether an indigent pro se litigant is entitled to an extension of time to file a writ of certiorari due to limited access to legal research resources | |
| 23-5370 | Charles Alan Dyer v. Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 2023-08-16 | Denied | IFP | access-to-courts civil-rights due-process legal-research lewis-v-casey post-conviction-appeal pro-se-prisoner procedural-bar procedural-bars | Whether a state can place procedural bars on a pro se prisoner's initial post-conviction appeal after denying the prisoner access to legal research fa… |
| 22-5685 | Tyrice Hill v. Neil Turner, Warden | Sixth Circuit | 2022-09-27 | Denied | IFP | access-to-courts civil-rights constitutional-interpretation court-access deadlines due-process inmate-legal-assistance legal-research meaningful-access prisoner-rights sixth-circuit | Does the Sixth Circuit's narrow interpretation of Bounds v. Smith deny the petitioner meaningful access to the courts? |
| 19-6149 | Desmond Williams v. United States | Eighth Circuit | 2019-10-03 | Denied | Response WaivedIFP | aiding-and-abetting civil-procedure civil-rights commentary conspiracy controlled-substance criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection federal-jurisdiction legal-analysis legal-citation legal-issues legal-research legal-terminology legal-writing sentencing-commission standing | Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims |
| 18A1338 | Robert Chester v. West Virginia | West Virginia | 2019-06-19 | Presumed Complete | access-to-courts constitutional-rights indigent-prisoner legal-research prison-law-library pro-se-litigation | Whether a criminal defendant's constitutional rights are violated when restricted access to a prison law library substantially impedes preparation of … | |
| 18A1295 | Jesse Mendivil v. United States | Ninth Circuit | 2019-06-11 | Presumed Complete | federal-procedure legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se time-extension writ-of-certiorari | Whether a pro se prisoner's inability to access legal research resources constitutes good cause for an extension of time to file a writ of certiorari | |
| 18A10 | Quonshay Douglas-Ricardo Mason v. DeWayne Burton | Sixth Circuit | 2018-06-29 | Presumed Complete | certiorari legal-research prisoner-rights pro-se sixth-circuit time-extension | Whether a pro se prisoner's inability to access legal research materials and challenges with counsel constitute sufficient grounds for an extension of… |