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Arthur Lopez v. Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of California, No. S274291 · judgment June 1, 2022


Certiorari denied · April 3, 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. Should State of California Judicial System (including judges) and the Catholic Church adhere to the rights of civilians guaranteed by the United States Constitution and Precedence set by Federal & State Courts including Due Process and Equal Protection Under Law, 14th Amendment?

  2. Should final judgment of Ex Parte application denial be appealable when seeking

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Arthur Lopez

For respondent
Tyler Z. Bernstein
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
22A3

Proceedings

  1. Apr 03 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 15 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/31/2023.
  3. Feb 27 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Oct 31 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2023)
  5. Jun 30 2022
    Application (22A3) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until October 29, 2022.
  6. Jun 18 2022
    Application (22A3) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from August 30, 2022 to October 29, 2022, submitted to Justice Kagan.