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Khashon Haselrig v. Stephanie Inslee

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1, No. 77740-8-I · judgment February 25, 2019


Certiorari denied · March 23, 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

Did the Washington Court err in finding that an infirmity in due process is cured by denial of a motion seeking to correct it and violate the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and contravene Armstrong v. Manzo (1965)? Did the Washington Court err against public policy by not recognizing a good faith and probable cause exception to in terrorem clauses as adopted by most jurisdictions, the Uniform Probate Code, and the Restatement to the forfeiture clause in this missing 2015 will? Does enforcing an in terrorem clause against a beneficiary who is complaining of the misconduct, malfeasance, or mistake of a personal representative, without checking the claim's validity simply because the clause is generally enforceable violate public policy, the Washington State Constitution, and the United States Constitutional due process provisions?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Khashon Haselrig

For respondent
Douglas Ross Shepherd
Shepherd and Allen

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
19A638

Proceedings

  1. Mar 23 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 04 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2020.
  3. Feb 28 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Stephanie Inslee to respond filed.
  4. Jan 28 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2020)
  5. Dec 06 2019
    Application (19A638) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 1, 2020.
  6. Dec 02 2019
    Application (19A638) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 3, 2019 to February 1, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.