Gabriel Isham Pittman v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GABRIEL ISHAM PITTMAN, : Petitioner, : : v. : CIVIL ACTION NO. 26-CV-0881 : COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA, : Respondent. : MEMORANDUM SÁNCHEZ, J. APRIL 8, 2026 Gabriel Isham Pittman, a state prisoner serving a state sentence, has filed pro se a non- standard, typewritten form Petition for Habeas Corpus Relief, ostensibly under

28 U.S.C. § 2241

(ECF No. 2) (“Petition”), plus a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1).1 He seeks release on constitutional grounds, contending that the gatekeeping…