Marlin Kelly v. Superintendent Mercer SCI, et al
Plaintiff: MARLIN KELLY
Defendant: SUPERINTENDENT MERCER SCI, DISTRICT ATTORNEY BEAVER COUNTY and ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA
Case Number: 25-3411
Filed: December 9, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 6, 2026 Filing 13 LETTER MOTION filed by Appellant Marlin Kelly for a Stay Abeyance. (TMM) [Entered: 05/06/2026 03:15 PM]
January 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER (Clerk) The foregoing motions are considered. The motion to proceed in proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The Court may reconsider in forma pauperis status or request additional information at any time during the course of these proceedings. Appellant's motion for appointment of counsel is referred to the same panel of the Court that will consider whether to issue a certificate of appealability. (TMM) [Entered: 01/20/2026 11:44 AM]
January 15, 2026 Filing 11 PRISONER ACCOUNT STATEMENT on behalf of Appellant Marlin Kelly. (TMM) [Entered: 01/15/2026 04:29 PM]
January 15, 2026 Filing 10 MOTION filed by Appellant Marlin Kelly to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Certificate of Service dated 01/13/2026. Service made by US mail. (TMM) [Entered: 01/15/2026 04:28 PM]
January 13, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER (Clerk) Action on the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred pending the submission of additional documents. Appellant must submit a certified copy of the prison account statement for the six-month period prior to the filing of the notice of appeal. The account statement must be submitted within 14 days from the date of this order. (TMM) [Entered: 01/13/2026 11:06 AM]
January 9, 2026 Filing 8 ECF FILER: Response filed by Appellees District Attorney Beaver County, Attorney General Pennsylvania and Superintendent Mercer SCI to Notice, Case Opening Packet, Legal Division letter. Certificate of Service dated 01/09/2026. [25-3411] (REA) [Entered: 01/09/2026 02:13 PM]
January 7, 2026 Filing 7 MOTION filed by Appellant Marlin Kelly for Appointment of Counsel. (TMM) [Entered: 01/08/2026 12:13 PM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 6 MOTION filed by Appellant Marlin Kelly to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. Certificate of Service dated 12/16/2025. Service made by US mail. (TMM) [Entered: 01/06/2026 03:48 PM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 5 ECF FILER: ENTRY OF APPEARANCE from Richard Absey on behalf of Appellee(s) Beaver County District Attorney, Attorney General, SCI Mercer. [25-3411] (REA) [Entered: 01/06/2026 11:37 AM]
December 10, 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. (MW) [Entered: 12/10/2025 02:02 PM]
December 9, 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: 12/09/2025 11:10 AM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 2 RECORD available on District Court CM/ECF. (TMM) [Entered: 12/09/2025 11:03 AM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 1 CIVIL CASE DOCKETED. Notice filed by Appellant Marlin Kelly in District Court No. 2:23-cv-02114. (TMM) [Entered: 12/09/2025 11:00 AM]

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Plaintiff: MARLIN KELLY
Represented By: Marlin Kelly
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Defendant: SUPERINTENDENT MERCER SCI
Represented By: Richard E. Absey Esq.
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Defendant: DISTRICT ATTORNEY BEAVER COUNTY
Represented By: Richard E. Absey Esq.
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Defendant: ATTORNEY GENERAL PENNSYLVANIA
Represented By: Ronald Eisenberg Esq.
Represented By: Susan E. Affronti Esq.
Represented By: Richard E. Absey Esq.
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