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Christine Sawicky v. Tao Sykes, Manuel Real Beneficiary, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55496 · judgment October 20, 2022


Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
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

  1. How can the DOJ bring multiple indictments for judges in several circuits, inclusive of counts for honest services fraud and bribery, but then represent the federal judges in Christine Sawicky v. Tao Sykes et al., claiming that bribery of a judge does not pierce the veil of judicial immunity?

  2. What constitutional safeguards exist to secure a pro se litigant’s 14th Amendment due process rights and equal protection under the laws in the United States?

  3. Does a pro se plaintiff/petitioner enjoy the same constitutional safeguards as those retained by represented parties?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Christine Sawicky

For respondent
Coleman D. Heggi
Lester, Cantrell & Kraus, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Nov 13 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Oct 24 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/9/2023.
  3. Oct 13 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Jun 28 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  6. Jun 21 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Kevin Lussier and Kim D. Ashley to respond filed.
  7. Jun 08 2023
    Request for recusal received from petitioner.
  8. Jun 01 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Hon. Percy Anderson, Hon. Philip S. Gutierrez, Hon. Paul Watford, Tao Sykes, Michael Duggan, Renico Smith, Megan J. Brennan and Louis DeJoy to respond filed.
  9. May 23 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Michael Ventura, Arturo Sandoval, Michael Soliman, Richard Parks, Charles Schlund, Gabrielle Taylor to respond filed.
  10. May 22 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Barbara Soloman, Craig Mende and Sean Harb to respond filed.
  11. May 11 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 20, 2023)