exceptional-circumstances

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25-5719 In Re Flenoid Greer 2025-09-24 Denied IFP constitutional-violation exceptional-circumstances federal-review habeas-corpus post-conviction-relief state-prisoner Where a State Prisoner is unconstitutionally detained and the State's post-conviction rules foreclose relief, and no other adequate relief is availabl…
24-6928 In Re Stanley Howard Solvey 2025-04-04 Denied IFP constitutional-rights discretionary-review exceptional-circumstances habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice state-court-exhaustion (1) Whether Petitioner is situated in a position, whereupon, "circumstances exist that render such process (State Court Exhaustion) ineffective to p…
24-6561 Tonia Scott v. Pennsylvania Third Circuit 2025-02-13 Denied Relisted (2)IFP constitutional-review exceptional-circumstances exhaustion-of-remedies habeas-corpus procedural-default state-prisoner 1. Whether there is a Violation of Act 2121, c.13 and the 5th Amendment of the Federal Constitution by why Convict had Sentence defendant on a FRU bon…
24-121 John Won v. United States Second Circuit 2024-08-02 Denied Amici (1) confrontation-clause constitutional-procedure criminal-procedure criminal-trial due-process evidence exceptional-circumstances interest-of-justice sixth-amendment two-way-video video-testimony Whether the Confrontation Clause contains an exception that permits the government to present testimony at a criminal trial by two-way video so long a…
24-5133 Brian Wright v. United States, et al. Ninth Circuit 2024-07-23 Denied Response WaivedIFP district-court equitable-jurisdiction exceptional-circumstances federal-insurance federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure motion-to-return person ramsden-factors rule-41g standing 1. Did Federal Insurance Company have standing to file a motion under Fed. R. Crim. P. 41(g) when Federal Insurance Company is not a "person" for Fed.…
23-6321 Barbara Johnson-Luster v. Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary of the Army Fifth Circuit 2023-12-21 Denied Response WaivedIFP appellate-procedure civil-rights court-appointed-counsel disability-rights due-process equal-protection exceptional-circumstances title-vii Whether an appellant in the Circuit Courts, with an invisible disability and previous court appointed attorneys in the Lower District Courts should re…
23-6019 Luis Olivares v. United States Eighth Circuit 2023-11-16 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-3582 criminal-sentencing district-court district-court-discretion exceptional-circumstances fair-sentencing-act sentence-modification statutory-interpretation WHETHER THE FAIR SENTENCING ACT, 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A), PERMITS A DISTRICT COURT TO MODIFY MR. OLIVARES UNUSUALLY LONG SENTENCE IN THIS EXCEPTIONA…
23-5157 In Re Tracy Whitaker 2023-07-20 Denied IFP constitutional-rights district-attorney due-process exceptional-circumstances fourteenth-amendment habeas-corpus miscarriage-of-justice prosecutorial-authority Mr. Whitaker alleges the County of Dealware, Pennsylvania, District Attorney's Office violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause to the Un…
23-5048 Leonard W. Houston v. Highland Care Center, Inc. Second Circuit 2023-07-06 Denied IFP civil-procedure civil-rights civil-rights-act due-process exceptional-circumstances federal-procedure in-forma-pauperis pro-se-litigation rule-60-motion rule-60(b)(6) standing The lower Court has not permitted the Plaintiff-Appellant, pro-se to proceed with this action in forma pruperis, and thus subject said "Motion Stateme…
22-7648 In Re William M. Windsor 2023-05-25 Denied Response WaivedIFP appeals appellate-procedure exceptional-circumstances federal-court-jurisdiction federal-court-order in-forma-pauperis judicial-review jurisdiction-challenge state-court-authority void-orders I. Is a federal court order void when jurisdiction is never determined? If so, every order of the DISTRICT COURT and 11TH CIRCUIT are invalid, and thi…
22-7202 Gina Russomanno v. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, et al. Third Circuit 2023-04-04 Denied IFP appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure civil-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances extraordinary-writ mandate-law pro-se-plaintiff rule-60-motion standing Whether, the Supreme Court will consider the merits of the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, pursuant to Pro Se plaintiffs …
22-7176 In Re Thomas J. M. Goodin 2023-04-03 Denied Response WaivedIFP abuse-of-discretion appellate-jurisdiction circuit-court-review civil-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances federal-habeas habeas-corpus mandamus-petition pro-se-litigant standing Whether the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit abused its discretion by denying Petitioner's Application for a Certificate of Appeal…
22-844 Hamid Akhavan and Ruben Weigand v. United States Second Circuit 2023-03-06 Denied confrontation-clause criminal-procedure cross-examination exceptional-circumstances remote-testimony sixth-amendment trial-procedure Whether the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment is violated by denying a criminal defendant the right to cross-examine a key prosecution witne…
22-6506 Andrew Simpson v. Carl Davis, dba Davis Construction Co., et al. Eighth Circuit 2023-01-10 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 28-usc-1915 civil-rights court-appointed-counsel due-process exceptional-circumstances informa-pauperis legal-representation mental-illness pro-se-litigant When acting under 28 USC 1915 Informa paupers, "Do a mental illness, qualify as a "exceptional circumstance" for appointment of council? Do a mentall…
22-6144 In Re Richard Daniels 2022-11-22 Denied Relisted (2)IFP amendment-violation constitutional-rights drug-policy drug-trafficking due-process exceptional-circumstances federal-custody liberty marijuana-classification 1. Whether being in federal custody is a substantial denial of Richard Daniels ' constitutional right of liberty, without "sufficient cause, " without…
22-6011 In Re Dale Richard Pate 2022-11-08 Denied IFP adequate-relief appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure discretionary-powers discretionary-review due-diligence exceptional-circumstances statute-of-limitations writ-of-certiorari I. DID RESPONDENT USURP THIS COURT'S APPELLATE JURISDICTION? II. IS USURPATION OF APPELLATE JURISDICTION AN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH WARRANTS T…
22-5630 In Re William Harold Wright, Jr. 2022-09-20 Denied IFP adequate-relief appellate-jurisdiction civil-rights constitutional-violation criminal-pleading due-process exceptional-circumstances fifth-amendment judicial-discretion standing DID THE DISTRICT COURT ERR IN DENYING WRIGHT'S MOTION TO DISMISS How The Writ Will Be In Aid Of The Court Appellate Jurisdiction What Exceptional Ci…
21-8114 In Re Jordan Cordell Hudson 2022-06-10 Denied IFP civil-rights court-filing due-process exceptional-circumstances legal-review mandamus procedural-validity standing supreme-court-procedure supreme-court-rules timeliness writ-of-certiorari Where the CREVICE ok Ane Sopreme Cove VG cromnor ied To NSU. FZW)\ (A) ard low Sepveme CouVe PNM % tO vetoss AD RY a eM hen for vrik of Cevbova'' 03 y…
21-7882 In Re Lin Ouyang 2022-05-16 Denied IFP appellate-procedure civil-procedure court-of-appeals court-rules exceptional-circumstances final-judgment finality-of-judgment frivolous-appeal mandamus statutory-provisions writ-of-mandamus Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed petitioner's appeal as frivolous and stated that "No further filing will be entertained in this close…
21-7634 In Re Lin Ouyang 2022-04-15 Denied IFP appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure court-of-appeals exceptional-circumstances finality-of-judgment judicial-procedure mandamus motion-reconsideration reconsideration writ-of-mandamus Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed petitioner's appeal as frivolous and stated that "No further filing will be entertained in this close…
21-6978 In Re Isaiah Harris 2022-01-27 Denied Relisted (2)IFP brady-chambers certificate-of-appealability civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion mandamus sixth-circuit ultra-vires Harris' case presents exceptional circumstances that warrant exercise of this Court's discretionary power. Because of the willful disobedience or adop…
21-6778 In Re Mark Thomas Garrett 2022-01-07 Denied Response WaivedIFP 42-usc-1983 appellate-jurisdiction civil-rights court-discretion due-process equal-protection exceptional-circumstances extraordinary-relief legal-remedy qualified-immunity standing writ-of-certiorari Question not identified.
21-6597 Jason Whren v. United States District of Columbia 2021-12-14 Granted Response WaivedIFP d-c-code-23-110 exceptional-circumstances hill-v-lockhart ineffective-assistance-of-counsel plea-bargaining strickland-v-washington Whether the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia failed to apply the applicable standards in Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984), a…
21-5488 John Patrick Blackmon v. Jeffrey A. Uttecht, Warden Ninth Circuit 2021-08-26 Denied Response WaivedIFP criminal-procedure defendant-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances habeas-corpus judicial-inquiry prior-testimony right-to-testify testimony-waiver trial-procedure waiver 1. Did events in the second trial establish additional process due the Defendant in any subsequent trial? 2. Was the trial judge's noting the Defenda…
21-5285 In Re Ivar Voits 2021-08-03 Denied Relisted (2)IFP actual-innocence brady-violations constitutional-claim due-process exceptional-circumstances habeas-corpus judicial-discretion prosecutorial-misconduct Does it appear that Petitioner Mr. Voits lacked an "adequate and effective " opportunity to test the validity of his constitutionally substantial actu…
21-5170 Patricia A. McColm v. California, et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-07-22 Denied IFP appointment-of-counsel civil-rights counsel-appointment court-procedure disability-accommodation dismissal-with-prejudice due-process exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion medically-verified-limitations ninth-circuit standing 1. Did the Ninth Circuit err in not finding an appropriate issue for appeal, where the magistrate judge failed to find that medically verified permane…
21-5138 In Re Willie S. Smith 2021-07-19 Denied Relisted (2)IFP acquittal aedpa-review exceptional-circumstances finality-of-verdict habeas-corpus innocence-claim judicial-review jury-verdict non-capital-case statutory-interpretation Whether transfer to the District Court for a hearing pursuant to this Court's original habeas jurisdiction is warranted in this exceptional non-capita…
20-8324 Ricardo Valdez v. Walker, C.O., et al. Ninth Circuit 2021-06-15 Denied Response WaivedIFP civil-procedure constitutional-right due-process exceptional-circumstances final-judgment fourteenth-amendment klapprott-v-us liberty-interest procedural-mechanism relief speedy-trial Whether a state-created liberty interest in a spee I.) Can FedRule. Civ. Proc Go(bl) be Use For The Purpose of obTaining Relie From The operation Judsement, when Exceptional Circumstances existed such …
20-5647 Robert William Moynihan v. Mark S. Inch, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2020-09-10 Denied Response WaivedIFP certificate-of-appealability constitutional-injustice constitutional-manifest-injustice exceptional-circumstances federal-courts judicial-power legal-remedy procedural-default standing Whether or not, as a matter of law, wove fe po. Se litigank, whe has presented clear and convincing evidence. demonsbroting a. ae constitutional im na…
20-224 Marion E. Pitch, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Anthony S. Pitch, et al. v. United States Eleventh Circuit 2020-08-27 Denied Amici (1)Response Waived circuit-split civil-rights civil-rights-records exceptional-circumstances federal-rule-of-criminal-procedure-6 grand-jury-materials grand-jury-proceedings historical-significance inherent-judicial-authority rule-6e-exceptions 1. Whether the Federal District Court has the authority under case law precedent or the inherent Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act to rele…
19-8225 In Re Faramarz Mehdipour 2020-04-08 Denied IFP all-writs-act certiorari-timeline due-process equitable-powers exceptional-circumstances extraordinary-relief prison-lockdown pro-se pro-se-petition standing supreme-court-jurisdiction Question not identified.
19-7884 In Re James Ernest Frye 2020-03-05 Denied Response WaivedIFP adequate-relief appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure civil-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances jurisdiction standing takings 1) Is Mandamus and Injunctive Relief warranted in the instant request for the issuance of the All Writs Act 28 U.S.C. S 1651(a), due to the lower cour…
19-6880 Gregory Bartunek v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-12-06 Denied Response WaivedIFP collateral-relief constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process exceptional-circumstances habeas-corpus prejudice prejudice-standard speedy-trial IS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEMONSTRATION OF PREJUDICE TO THE ACCUSED'S ABILITY TO DEFEND HIMSELF ESSENTIAL TO PROVE THE DENIAL OF HIS RIGHT TO A SPEEDY TRIAL? …
19-5295 In Re Larry Charles 2019-07-24 Denied Relisted (2)IFP due-process exceptional-circumstances fourteenth-amendment ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel mandamus right-to-appeal sixth-amendment supreme-court-precedent writ-of-mandamus Do exceptional circumstances exist in the Petitioner's case that justify granting his Petition seeking a Writ of Mandamus when he has demonstrated a c…
19-5218 In Re Teon Jamell Williams 2019-07-17 Denied Response WaivedIFP 4th-amendment appellate-jurisdiction constitutional-evidence due-process exceptional-circumstances indictment indictment-challenge ineffective-assistance ineffective-assistance-of-counsel retroactivity search-and-seizure short-form-indictment Was Petitioner's conviction obtained by use of evidence obtained by unreasonable search and seizure? 2. Was violation of United States Constitution A…
18-8220 In Re Damon Graham 2019-03-01 Denied Response WaivedIFP adequate-relief appellate-jurisdiction certificate-of-appealability court-of-appeals discretionary-powers due-process exceptional-circumstances (1) Whether this Court should compel the First Circuit Court of Appeals to rule on Mr. Graham's long-pending fourteen months certificate of appealabil…
18-7998 Bobby Charles Byrd v. W. W. Lindsey, et al. Fifth Circuit 2019-02-15 Denied IFP ada-accommodation appointment-of-counsel civil-rights disability-rights due-process exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion pro-se pro-se-litigant rehabilitation-act As a Recipient of Federal Funds, Do United States District Courts have an Obligation under the Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA") and Rehabilitat…
18-7623 James Goolsby v. United States Eighth Circuit 2019-01-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 18-usc-3582-c-2 appellate-procedure dillion-v-united-states exceptional-circumstances judicial-discretion mandatory-life-sentence mandatory-minimum mandatory-sentencing misapplication-of-guidelines miscarriage-of-justice official-victim-enhancement recall-of-mandate retroactive-amendment sentencing-guidelines I. WHETHER THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ABUSED ITS DISCRETION IN REFUSING TO RECALL THE MANDATE ON THE DIRECT APPEAL TO PREVENT A MISCARRIAGE O…
18-5175 In Re Terrence Matthew Brown 2018-07-09 Denied IFP actual-innocence exceptional-circumstances exculpatory-evidence false-information loan-application loan-applications mortgage-brokers mortgage-fraud subprime-lending subprime-mortgage underwriting-regulations underwriting-standards DOES PRESENT CASE DEMONSTRATE THAT SUBPRIME MORTGAGE LENDERS IN EARLY TO MID-2000'S SYSTEMATICALLY ABANDONED. UNDERWRITING REGULATIONS AND ENCOURAGED …