Carl Bell v. Superintendent Forest SCI, et al
Plaintiff: CARL EDWARD BELL
Defendant: SUPERINTENDENT FOREST SCI, ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA and DISTRICT ATTORNEY ERIE COUNTY
Case Number: 25-3197
Filed: November 12, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus
Docket Report

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April 29, 2026 Filing 7 MOTION filed by Appellant Carl Edward Bell for Extension of Time to File Petition for Rehearing. Certificate of Service dated 04/22/2026. Service made by US mail. (SB) [Entered: 05/05/2026 04:32 PM]
April 9, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER (RESTREPO, PORTER and MONTGOMERY-REEVES, Circuit Judges) Appellants request for a certificate of appealability is denied. See 28 U.S.C. 2253(c). Jurists of reason would agree, without debate, that most of Appellants claims in his habeas petition were properly dismissed by the District Court as untimely, for essentially the reasons set forth in the District Courts opinion. See Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); Holland v. Florida, 560 U.S. 631, 649 (2010); Wallace v. Mahanoy, 2 F.4th 133, 151 (3d Cir. 2021). Even assuming that Appellants claims pertaining to the victims autopsy report were timely, reasonable jurists could not debate that those claims were inexcusably procedurally defaulted. See Martinez v. Ryan, 566 U.S. 1, 14 (2012); Gaines v. Superintendent Benner Twp. SCI, 33 F.4th 705, 71011 (3d Cir. 2022); Hill v. Lockhart, 474 U.S. 52, 59 (1985).. Panel No.: DLD-104. Porter, Authoring Judge. (SB) [Entered: 04/09/2026 09:21 AM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 5 FOLLOW UP LETTER to Attorney Michael E. Burns, Esq. for Appellee District Attorney Erie County requesting the following document(s): Appearance Form on or before 12/17/2025. (SB) [Entered: 12/03/2025 09:09 AM]
November 18, 2025 Filing 4 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. (NF) [Entered: 11/18/2025 04:50 PM]
November 12, 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 (SB) [Entered: 11/12/2025 12:02 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (SB) [Entered: 11/12/2025 12:01 PM]
November 12, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant Carl Edward Bell in District Court No. 1:21-cv-00292. (SB) [Entered: 11/12/2025 11:59 AM]

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Plaintiff: CARL EDWARD BELL
Represented By: Carl Edward Bell
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Defendant: SUPERINTENDENT FOREST SCI
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Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA
Represented By: Ronald Eisenberg Esq.
Represented By: Susan E. Affronti Esq.
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Defendant: DISTRICT ATTORNEY ERIE COUNTY
Represented By: Michael E. Burns Esq.
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