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Anthony J. Johnson v. Storix, Inc.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 18-56106 · judgment February 5, 2020


Certiorari denied · June 29, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Whether the Ninth Circuit denied Petitioner’s Fifth Amendment right to due process by refusing to consider any legal arguments raised on appeal, including whether the district court complied with its mandate on remand, when affirming an award of copyright attorney’s fees expressly aimed at deterring Petitioner from exercising his First Amendment rights to free speech and petition on unrelated matters. ;

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anthony J. Johnson

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A1036

Proceedings

  1. Jun 29 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 09 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2020.
  3. May 12 2020
    Application (19A1036) denied by Justice Kagan.
  4. Apr 30 2020
    Application (19A1036) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
  5. Apr 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 26, 2020)