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Emmanuel Folly v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 25-1523 · judgment June 24, 2025


Certiorari denied · February 23, 2026

Questions presented

  1. Whether systemic barriers preventing a pro se litigant from securing counsel, where stigma impedes representation, constitute “extraordinary circumstances” justifying equitable tolling of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claims.

  2. Whether due process is violated when a government employer relies on biased arbitration findings that contradict a judicial acquittal, thereby depriving an acquitted employee of a protected property interest in reinstatement.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Emmanuel Folly

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 15 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Sep 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)