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Joe Patrick Flarity v. Argonaut Insurance Company, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-35580


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

9th Circuit Prejudice Against Pro Se Plaintiffs Bolsters State Abuses Joe Flarity, a retired marital community, petitions to protect their property from egregious administrative penalties from State practices that attack the “core rights” of domiciles. The State presents a multi-fronted attack on property owners:

  1. administrative courts are closed to the public;

  2. evidence from trespass is allowed;

  3. all citizen petitions for delay are denied;

  4. the State demands infinite delays;

  5. in Superior courts, no jury review is allowed with further sanctions applied to chill the people from checking official misconduct. In consequence of these practices, 100% of the administrative reviews favored Pierce County. The people need Federal Court help to “keep our republic.” Pro se challengers typically appear as if flung from an Ayn Rand novel, from the times when heroes could “kill a bear when they were only three.” They

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joe Patrick Flarity

For respondent
Daniel R. Hamilton
Pierce Co. Attorney's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 02 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 26 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
  3. Jul 12 2023
    Waiver of right of respondents Pierce County, Kenneth Roberts to respond filed.
  4. Jun 29 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Argonaut Insurance Company to respond filed.
  5. May 31 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2023)