Keith Smith v. Secretary of the Department of Corrections, et al
Plaintiff: KEITH ROBERT SMITH
Defendant: SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHESTER COUNTY and ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA
Case Number: 25-2854
Filed: September 24, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 23, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER (BIBAS, PHIPPS and NYGAARD, Circuit Judges) This appeal is dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction. In light of this disposition, we do not consider whether to issue a certificate of appealability. Panel No.: CLD-065. Bibas, Authoring Judge. (SEE ATTACHED ORDER FOR FULL TEXT) (TMM) [Entered: 01/23/2026 04:28 PM]
October 31, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER (Clerk) granting motion to proceed in forma pauperis filed by Appellant Keith Robert Smith. (LMR) [Entered: 10/31/2025 09:03 AM]
October 23, 2025 Filing 8 PRISONER ACCOUNT STATEMENT on behalf of Appellant Keith Robert Smith. (LMR) [Entered: 10/30/2025 09:35 AM]
October 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER (Clerk) Action on the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred pending the submission of an additional document. Appellant must submit a certified copy of the prison account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the six-month period prior to the filing of the notice of appeal. The account statement must be submitted within fourteen (14) days from the date of this order. (LMR) [Entered: 10/09/2025 01:55 PM]
October 6, 2025 Filing 6 MOTION filed by Appellant Keith Robert Smith to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (LMR) [Entered: 10/07/2025 09:51 AM]
September 25, 2025 Filing 5 LEGAL DIVISION LETTER SENT advising that the case will be submitted to a panel of this Court for a decision on the issuance of certificate of appealability AND advising that the case has been listed for possible dismissal due to jurisdictional defect. (ZM) [Entered: 09/25/2025 11:17 AM]
September 25, 2025 Filing 4 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Gerald P. Morano on behalf of Appellee(s) District Attorney's Office of Chester County, et al.. [25-2854] (GPM) [Entered: 09/25/2025 09:26 AM]
September 24, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE Pursuant to 3d Cir. L.A.R. 26.1, a document is timely filed if received by 5:00 p.m. ET on the last day for filing unless the Court sets a different time, the document has been submitted by an inmate pursuant to Fed. R. App. P. 25(a)(2)(A)(iii), or otherwise specified in L.A.R. 26.1 (TMM) [Entered: 09/24/2025 04:31 PM]
September 24, 2025 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (TMM) [Entered: 09/24/2025 04:31 PM]
September 24, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant Keith Robert Smith in District Court No. 2:22-cv-03005. (TMM) [Entered: 09/24/2025 04:27 PM]

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Plaintiff: KEITH ROBERT SMITH
Represented By: Keith Robert Smith
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Defendant: SECRETARY PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
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Defendant: DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHESTER COUNTY
Represented By: Gerald P. Morano Esq.
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Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA
Represented By: Ronald Eisenberg Esq.
Represented By: Susan E. Affronti Esq.
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