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Timothy Peoples, Jr. v. Raul Machuca, Jr., et al.
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-4823 · judgment October 30, 2025
Question presented
Whether a magistrate judge has discretion to reconsider or overturn a district judges prior final order when applying state law accrual statute for .prisoner's federal civil rights complaint, and whether imminent danger must be pleaded at every stage of litigation after a district judge has granted imminent danger in forma pauperis status . is the—-true-intent, of -Congress,.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Timothy Peoples Jr.
For respondent
Michael Quinn
California Department of Justice
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, May 18, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 18 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
- Apr 16 2026Waiver of right of respondent R. Machuca, et al. to respond filed.
- Dec 30 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 4, 2026)