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Shanni Snyder v. Christine Biros

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 24-1842, 24-3134 · judgment September 30, 2025


Pending

Questions presented

  1. Whether, without infringing upon a party’s constitutional right to an Article III judge, an Article I bankruptcy court may enter a final judgment in a controversy involving a federal statute and a judgment of an Article III district court when the party did not consent to the Article I judge and a timely mandatory motion to withdraw the reference remained pending?

  2. Whether the federal courts of appeal maintain jurisdiction over an appeal from a final order of an Article III district court dismissing or denying a mandatory motion to withdraw the reference to an Article I judge where the decision is not interlocutory? g

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shanni Snyder

For respondent
Stuart C. Gaul Jr.
WH Burkely, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A764

Proceedings

  1. Jun 18 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  2. Jun 01 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Christine Biros to respond filed.
  3. Mar 28 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 29, 2026)
  4. Jan 05 2026
    Application (25A764) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 28, 2026.
  5. Dec 22 2025
    Application (25A764) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 27, 2026 to March 28, 2026, submitted to Justice Alito.