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Sunil Deo v. California

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, No. D073992 · judgment May 2, 2019

Certiorari denied · February 24, 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.

Questions presented

Does California’s application of Penal Code section 115 to deprive lienholders of their property, which conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent holding that similar statutes which extinguish and destroy the value of liens are unconstitutional, constitute an uncompensated taking in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
Does California’s application of Penal Code section 115 to void deeds of trust without affording a meaningful hearing that considers an innocent lender’s bona fide encumbrancer status, and which conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent and the laws of other states, constitute a violation of due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

For petitioner
Ryan Christopher Squire
Garrett & Tully, P.C.

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Feb 24 2020
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by California Land Title Association GRANTED.
Feb 24 2020
Petition DENIED.
Jan 15 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
Dec 26 2019
Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by California Land Title Association.
Nov 25 2019
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)