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Dimitry Kuperschmidt v. Jeff Angradi, Chief Probation Officer, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 25-1157 · judgment April 17, 2025

Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Was the Pennsylvania appellate court rule on which the District Court relied to find procedural default a “firmly established” and “consistently followed” one within habeas precedent?

  2. Can the “in custody” requirement ever be waived or excused?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael James Confusione
Hegge & Confusione

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A80

Proceedings

  1. Nov 24 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 05 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
  3. Sep 15 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 20, 2025)
    PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jul 22 2025
    Application (25A80) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 14, 2025.
  5. Jul 16 2025
    Application (25A80) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 16, 2025 to September 14, 2025, submitted to Justice Alito.
    Main Document