No. 25-5699

In Re Mark Woods

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2025-09-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: constitutional-law federal-appeals habeas-corpus jurisdictional-challenge statutory-interpretation suspension-clause
Latest Conference: 2025-10-10
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
violate the suspension clause of the United States Constitution
Art.I, section 9,cl.2 when it precluded petitioner from pursuing
his claimsi directly under 28 U.S.C. section 2241?

2. Did the Supreme Court of the United States overturn its own
precedent in Griggs v Provident Consumer Discount Co,459 US 56
(1988); where it held that "the filing of a notice of appeal is
an event of jurisdictional in that it confers jurisdiction on
the court of appeals and divest the district court of its control
over those aspects of the case involved in the appeal?"

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals violate the suspension clause of the United States Constitution when precluding petitioner from pursuing claims under 28 U.S.C. section 2241?

Docket Entries

2025-10-14
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
2025-06-13
Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.

Attorneys

Mark Woods
Mark Woods — Petitioner