A public archive · An examination of the record
The Ninth Circuit
Disposal Pipeline
Complete Report Coming Soon
Appellate screening. Access to the courts. The integrity of the judicial record.
Inside the upcoming complete report
- Sealing without legal authority
- Fictitious judgment dates
- Fictitious mandates
- “Escape Hatch NOAs”
- Mislabeling and misclassification
- Notices of appeal altered upon transmission
- Filing and docket-access lockouts
- Unlawful destruction and erasure of documents and docket entries
- And more.
Available now · Preliminary Oversight Report
Analysis of Ninth Circuit Screening Architecture
(Molly C. Dwyer Interview)
This preliminary report analyzes the Clerk’s public description of the Ninth Circuit’s screening process and examines electronic intake, filing access, and docket visibility. The forthcoming complete report will expand the examination of the record.
Read the Preliminary Report (PDF)Original source: Portia Project, Episode 67 — full interview video and transcript.