No. 25-7198October Term 2025Dismissed
Barbara Anne Clark v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether the United States District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania district judge Murphy upheld the constitutional and statutory right in the United States District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania ,my right to petition the government for redress grievance in civil litigation proceedings In pursuant to 28U.S.C.section 1331 in which states district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. 2. WhetherThe United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals L.A.R. 34.1(a) had appellate jurisdiction to review my appeal in pursuant to number and composition of venue in pursuant to 28U.S.C.section 41, of The United States thirteen Circuit Courts of Appeals? 3. Whether both United States trail district court and Third Circuit appellant Court L.A.R. 34.1(a)(local appellant Rule) violated Federal Rules of civil and appellant procedure and the United States Constitution of America, in allegedly Illegally misleading the process of litigation and jurisdiction venues. By using tactics of the old abolished tradition of judicial code of 1911of circuit riding, merging trail and circuit courts.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit / Dismissed
- Area
Dismissed Supreme Court case
Briefing
What it's about
Barbara Anne Clark has asked the Supreme Court to review how the federal district court in Eastern Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit handled her civil case against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She says the courts did not protect her right to petition the government for redress and mishandled jurisdiction (power to hear a case) and procedure.
Argument
The case is still at the petition stage: Clark filed a petition for certiorari (a request for Supreme Court review) and a motion to proceed without paying filing fees, and no oral argument is scheduled.
Impact
The petition could affect how people in federal civil cases argue that a court blocked their access to seek relief or used the wrong procedural path. That matters for someone appealing without a lawyer who wants clearer rules about where and how a federal appeal can be heard.
What is Clark v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania about?
Clark asks the Supreme Court to review whether a federal district judge and the Third Circuit respected her right to seek relief. She also challenges how those courts handled jurisdiction (power to hear a case) and procedure.
Who could be affected if the Court takes this case?
People in federal civil cases, especially self-represented litigants, could be affected by any guidance on access to court and appellate review. For example, someone who thinks a lower federal court blocked her claims could look to the case for clearer rules.
What happens next in Clark v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania?
The justices must decide whether to grant certiorari (agree to hear the case) or leave the lower court result in place. No oral argument is scheduled yet, and no decision window is available.
Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 23, 2026
- Method
- Methodology