No. 25-7198October Term 2025DismissedUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Barbara Anne Clark v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Barbara Anne Clark, Petitioner v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, et al.
Barbara Anne Clark filed a petition challenging the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s and the Third Circuit’s handling of her civil case and appeal.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Next
- Argument not yet scheduledArgument expected next term.
- What it's about
Barbara Anne Clark filed a petition challenging the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s and the Third Circuit’s handling of her civil case and appeal. She alleged that the courts impaired her right to petition the government and violated jurisdictional and procedural rules; the Supreme Court dismissed the case without resolving those claims.
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 challenged how the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit handled her civil case and appeal. She alleged that the courts impaired her right to petition the government and violated procedural and jurisdictional rules.
Argument
The case was dismissed without a substantive Supreme Court decision.
Impact
The case concerns whether a civil litigant who believes federal courts mishandled a case can obtain Supreme Court review. For example, it matters to people challenging how a district court and appeals court handled their filings or authority to hear a case.
What's next
Because the case was dismissed, it is not moving toward oral argument on its current path. No decision window is identified.
What was Barbara Anne Clark challenging in this case?
Clark challenged the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's and Third Circuit's handling of her civil case and appeal. She alleged violations of petition rights and procedural rules.
Who could be affected by the issues in Clark's case?
Civil litigants who believe federal courts mishandled their filings, appeals, or authority to hear a case could care about these issues. The dismissal resolved none of them.
What happens next in Clark v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania?
The Supreme Court dismissed the case. It is not scheduled for oral argument, and no decision window is identified.
Documents
Activity
Docket activity2
AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Sep 5, 2026 | Generated
Brief added: Petition
Dec 29, 2025 | Court records
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
- Sep 5, 2026
- Method
- Methodology



