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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
Questions presented
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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.
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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
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Case
Subject area
Civil Rights (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, February 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Feb 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jan 15 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
- Sep 05 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 5, 2026)