No. 25-6859

Daniel R. Wood v. Eric Strauss, Director, Montana Department of Corrections

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2026-02-19
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appellate-procedure federal-constitutional-claims judicial-review justiciability-doctrines procedural-finality state-court-jurisdiction
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to terminate all judicial review of federal constitutional claims through the application of federal justiciability doctrines and procedural finality rules.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's application of federal justiciability doctrines and procedural finality rules to dismiss a case without reaching the merits of federal constitutional claims presents a question appropriate for Supreme Court review

Docket Entries

2026-02-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)

Attorneys

Daniel R. Wood
Daniel R. Wood — Petitioner