No. 25-6781

Stacy Gene Hall v. Buddy Myotte, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-02-11
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: due-process evidence-suppression fourteenth-amendment jurisdiction rule-60b section-1983
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Procedural Due Process I Rule 60(b) Jurisdiction
Whether the Due Process Clause pennits a lower court to refuse to consider a Rule 60(b) motion
because a prior notice of appeal divests jurisdiction, when the motion alleges evidence suppression
vital to a § 1983 claim and the appellate court declines remand.

2. Evidence Withholding I Due Process
Whether the State may withhold essential witness-identifying information in a § 1983 action without
individualized judicial balancing or access to counsel.

3. Delay and Fundamental Fairness
Whether a decade-long delay in adjudicating a prisoner's § 1983 claim, during which the State
withheld essential evidence, violates the Fourteenth Amendment 's guarantee of fundamental fairness.

4. Meaningful Access to Courts
Whether denying access to essential witnesses, while withholding their identities and contact
information, constitutes denial of meaningful access to courts.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Due Process Clause permits a lower court to refuse to consider a Rule 60(b) motion when a prior notice of appeal allegedly divests jurisdiction, and the motion alleges evidence suppression in a § 1983 claim

Docket Entries

2025-12-09
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 13, 2026)

Attorneys

Stacy Hall
Stacy Hall — Petitioner