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