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Clyde Pontefract v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 23-3142 · judgment December 10, 2024


Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026

Question presented

FOR CERTIORARY 1. When a Constitutional Right is being denied against a federal prisoner of the First Amendment Access-to~Court claim and he ask for Equitable Relief, are the lower courts mandated to use the Zone-of-Interest test to determine Standing under the Administrative Procedure Act and 28 USC §1331 ?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Clyde J. Pontefract

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  3. Aug 25 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 9, 2026)