No. 25A597

Christopher Fonte v. Memorial Hospital of Laramie County, et al.

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-11-20
Status: Application
Type: A
Tags: access-to-justice disability-barriers due-process equitable-tolling judicial-review notice-requirements
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether state notice-of-claim statutes, when applied without regard to equitable doctrines, disability-related barriers, or government misconduct that prevents discovery of a defendant's governmental status, violate due process and access-to-justice principles recognized by this Court.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether federal courts must apply equitable tolling principles when state notice statutes create procedural barriers for litigants with documented disabilities seeking judicial review

Docket Entries

2025-11-20
Application (25A597) granted by Justice Gorsuch extending the time to file until January 22, 2026.
2025-11-13
Application (25A597) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 23, 2025 to January 22, 2026, submitted to Justice Gorsuch.

Attorneys

Christopher Fonte
Christopher Fonte — Petitioner