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In Re Mark Woods

IFP petition


Certiorari denied · October 14, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Did the District Court and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals violate the suspension clause of the United States Constitution Art.I, section 9,cl.2 when it precluded petitioner from pursuing his claimsi directly under 28 U.S.C. section 2241?

  2. Did the Supreme Court of the United States overturn its own precedent in Griggs v Provident Consumer Discount Co,459 US 56 (1988); where it held that "the filing of a notice of appeal is an event of jurisdictional in that it confers jurisdiction on the court of appeals and divest the district court of its control over those aspects of the case involved in the appeal?"

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mark Woods

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 14 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 25 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025.
  3. Jun 13 2025
    Petition for writ of habeas corpus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed.