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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
25-6381 James Pettus v. Bryan Mazzola, et al. Second Circuit 2025-12-16 Pending IFP case-statement constitutional-provisions jurisdiction opinions statutory-provisions writ Question not identified.
25A428 Aaron Even v. Robert Dean Hebel Ninth Circuit 2025-10-15 Application certiorari circuit-court extension-of-time judicial-review petition writ Whether the Ninth Circuit's opinion improperly interpreted or applied constitutional or statutory standards in the underlying case
24A431 Ronnie L. Thums v. Wisconsin Wisconsin 2024-10-31 Presumed Complete certiorari motion-for-reconsideration pro-se supreme-court time-tolling writ Whether a pro se prisoner's motion for reconsideration tolls the time for filing a petition for writ of certiorari when the state supreme court has de…
24-54 Palani Karupaiyan v. New York, et al. Second Circuit 2024-07-17 Denied civil-procedure extraordinary-writs mandamus prohibition relief standing test-condition writ writ-of-certiorari writ-of-mandamus writ-of-prohibition Question not identified.
23-7822 Nukarri Williams v. Florida Florida 2024-06-27 Denied Response WaivedIFP constitutional-law due-process equal-protection equal-treatment federal-code fourteenth-amendment jurisdiction petition relief state-court writ Whether the state court's failure to provide the petitioner with the relief provided to similarly situated defendants violates the Equal Protection Cl…
23A1120 Malcolm Johnson, et al. v. Tina Kotek, Governor of Oregon, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-06-17 Presumed Complete certiorari constitutional-challenge first-amendment legislative-representation redistricting writ Whether the First Amendment protects the right of state legislators to challenge redistricting plans that allegedly infringe on legislative representa…
23-7275 Charles Gary Singletary, III v. Terrie Wallace, Warden Fourth Circuit 2024-04-19 Denied IFP cell-phone-data constitutional-provisions due-process fourth-amendment jurisdiction legal-procedure privacy search-and-seizure standing supreme-court writ Whether the government's warrantless seizure and search of a person's cell phone data violates the Fourth Amendment
23-7200 Willie Johnson v. Kenneth Nelson, Warden Fourth Circuit 2024-04-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeals civil-rights constitutional-provision criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection jurisdiction legal-review petition sentencing statutory-provision writ Whether the South Carolina District Court erred in denying the petitioner's motion to vacate their conviction with respect to the alleged civil rights…
23-6625 Wayne Frazer v. Bakery & Drivers Local 550, et al. Second Circuit 2024-01-30 Denied IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process freedom-of-information government-transparency jurisdiction legal-review procedural-rules public-records standing supreme-court writ Whether the summary plea descriptor that police mailed to the petitioner was false
23-701 Palani Karupaiyan v. Arnaud Vaissie, et al. Third Circuit 2023-12-29 Dismissed Response Waived administrative-law civil-procedure due-process extraordinary-writs judicial-procedure jurisdiction mandamus prohibition standing test-condition writ Whether the district court erred in denying Petitioner's request for a writ of mandamus or prohibition
23-700 Palani Karupaiyan v. New York, et al. Second Circuit 2023-12-29 Dismissed administrative-law civil-procedure legal-procedure mandamus prohibition relief-request standing test-condition writ writ-of-prohibition Whether the petitioners have satisfied the requirements for the issuance of a writ of mandamus or prohibition
23-5949 Ramone L. Wright v. United States Sixth Circuit 2023-11-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP charges civil-rights collateral-consequences constitutional-provisions conviction court-review due-process jurisdiction legal-procedure notice petition writ Whether proper notice of charges can constitute a due process violation
23-5467 Anthony Andrews v. R. Ramos, Warden Fourth Circuit 2023-08-29 Dismissed Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process jurisdiction legal-procedure standing statutory-provisions supreme-court writ Question not identified
23-5350 Daniel Chris Ramsey v. California California 2023-08-14 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-rights competency constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process equal-protection jurisdiction legal-procedure mental-health writ Whether the Constitution is violated when a petitioner with mental health issues is denied a competency hearing before facing trial
23-5179 Arnes Becirovic v. Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director, United States Patent and Trademark Office Federal Circuit 2023-07-24 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeals-court certiorari civil-procedure civil-rights due-process federal-circuit federal-jurisdiction jurisdiction standing statutory-interpretation supreme-court writ Whether the court erred in dismissing the petitioner's claims
22-6551 Palani Karupaiyan v. Township of Woodbridge, New Jersey, et al. Third Circuit 2023-01-17 Dismissed IFP civil-rights due-process judicial-review legal-remedy mandamus municipal-court parental-rights procedural-relief prohibition standing takings writ Whether the petitioner's requested writs of mandamus, prohibition, or alternative relief were properly denied by the lower courts
21-6564 Anthony Cruz v. California California 2021-12-13 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights conclusion constitutional-provisions due-process effective-assistance-of-counsel jurisdiction reasons-for-granting standing statement-of-case writ Was my request for motions acknowledged - Hearing my Proceedings of Court
21-5221 Andre M. Adams v. Kevin Kauffman, Superintendent, State Correctional Institution at Huntingdon, et al. Third Circuit 2021-07-27 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process jurisdiction legal-proceeding petition standing statutory-interpretation statutory-provisions writ Whether the court below erred in its interpretation and application of the relevant constitutional and statutory provisions
20-7967 Nikolay Vladimirov Sloboda v. Mike Obenland, Superintendent, Monroe Correctional Complex Ninth Circuit 2021-05-11 Denied IFP appeals constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process evidence jurisdiction racial-bias sentencing statutory-provisions writ why-wasn't-the-dna-evidence-tested
20-7727 Hasan Shareef v. Brian Palko, et al. Third Circuit 2021-04-13 Rehearing Relisted (2)IFP 6th-amendment case-statement civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process jurisdiction jury-selection legal-reasoning public-trial statutory-provisions writ Whether the Sixth Amendment right to a public trial applies to jury selection proceedings
20-7682 Antoine Barnes v. Salinas Superior Court Judge Ninth Circuit 2021-04-07 Denied IFP case-statement civil-rights constitutional-provisions due-process equal-protection firearms first-amendment jurisdiction legal-provisions standing supreme-court writ Whether Senate Bill 16 violates the First Amendment, due process, and equal protection rights of individuals who wish to have production or possession…
19-8714 Bodhi Tree v. Jim Robertson, Warden Ninth Circuit 2020-06-15 Denied IFP administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provision due-process equal-protection jurisdiction legal-procedure standing supreme-court writ Whether the lower court erred in dismissing the petitioner's claims
19-8655 Milton Barrios-Alvarado v. United States Fifth Circuit 2020-06-11 Denied Response WaivedIFP Almendarez-Torres-v-United-States Apprendi-v-New-Jersey certiorari criminal-procedure due-process fifth-circuit jury-trial overrule petition sentencing supreme-court writ Should the Court overrule Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 244 (1998)?
19-6776 William Dawson v. Bryan K. Wells Fourth Circuit 2019-11-27 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP civil-rights constitutional-provisions criminal-procedure due-process excessive-force good-faith habeas-corpus jurisdiction police-misconduct qualified-immunity sentencing voluntary-manslaughter writ Whether the petitioner is entitled to a remand of the case with instructions for the district court to reduce his or her sentence to time served and o…
19-599 Samuel C. Mohorne v. Beal Bank, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2019-11-07 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) administrative-law civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-challenge due-process equal-protection foreclosure free-speech homestead-property property-rights standing state-court statutory-interpretation writ Whether the lower court erred in dismissing petitioner's claims for violation of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause
19-6387 Trent S. Griffin, Sr. v. American Zurich Insurance Company, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-10-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP circuit-split civil-procedure default default-judgment pleading procedural-rules summary-judgment supervisory-power waiver-of-rights writ writ-of-mandamus writ-of-prohibition Whether a party who fails to plead or otherwise defend within the time allowed by Rule, waive their rights on all claims
19-5426 Leonard Stansberry v. Texas Texas 2019-08-02 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-provisions court-review due-process equal-protection jurisdiction legal-procedure police-misconduct racial-discrimination standing statutory-provisions takings writ wrongful-death Whether the cause and manner of death of Quastisa Ne was properly investigated and determined
18-6144 Guadalupe Padilla v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Fifth Circuit 2018-10-01 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-procedure-habeas-corpus-standing-due-process civil-rights constitutional-provisions district-court due-process federal-courts habeas-corpus legal-remedy petition standing statutory-provisions writ Whether the U.S. District Court has authority to order the clerk to not file any further pleadings in habeas corpus proceedings, where the order resul…