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Kristin Roebuck Bethell v. Bryan Stephens, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One, No. 1 CA-CV 17-0099 · judgment April 26, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether counsel Roebuck Bethell’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari should be granted after she was sanctioned by the Arizona courts for: (1) believing her own client’s verified statement; and (2) for stating in writing that her client was not vindictive, even though such rulings go against the very heart of what it means to be an advocate and conflict with other decisions from state courts of last resort as well as federal decisions.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sandra Lynn Slaton
Slaton Law Offices

For respondent
Lesli Mishel Hoffman Sorensen
Ryan Rapp & Underwood, PLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 19 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. May 30 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Bryan Stephens to respond filed.
  4. Feb 19 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2019)