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Patricia Polanco, et al. v. Ralph Diaz, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-15496 · judgment August 7, 2023


Certiorari denied · May 13, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 9% cert probability (95% interval 6%–12%)

Before the decision, about 2.1× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).

Question presented

FULVIO FRANCISCO CAJINA DAN STORMER Law Office of Fulvio F. BRIAN OLNEY Cajina DAVID CLAY WASHINGTON 528 Grand Avenue Hadsell Stormer Renick & Oakland, CA 94610 Dai, LLP 128 N Fair Oaks Ave. ANDREW NEILSON Suite 204 Law Offices of Andrew Pasadena, CA 91103 Neilson 528 Grand Avenue SALOMON ZAVALA Oakland, CA 94610 Zavala Law Group 1930 Wilshire Blvd, #817 Counsel for Karen Legg and Los Angeles, CA 90057 Michelle Legg DO KIM NANCY L. HERSH Law Offices of Do Kim Hersh & Hersh LLP Suite 2700 Suite 2080 3435 Wilshire Blvd 601 Van Ness Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90001 San Francisco, CA 94102 Counsel for Joaquin Diaz, CHARLES C. KELLY, II Hilda Diaz, Yadira Hersh & Hersh Menchu, and Blanca Diaz 1388 Sutter Street Houle Suite 1210 San Francisco, CA 94109 BRIAN A. FORD Law Offices of Brian A. Ford MATTHEW CARLSON 3330 Geary Boulevard Law Office Of Matthew D. 3rd Floor East Carlson San Francisco, CA 94118 3959 N Buffalo Road Suite 29 Counsel for Tyrone Love Orchard Park, NY 14127 STANLEY ROBERT APPS BEN ROSENFELD 4424 Bellingham Ave. 3163 Mission Street Studio City, CA 91604 San Francisco, CA 94110 Counsel for Donte Lee Harris, Kenneth Allan Cooper, Counsel for Reginald Thorpe and Matthew K. Quale, Jr.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Whitfield Hughes
McDermott Will & Emery

For respondent
Christopher David Hu
California Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Related
Vide, 23-722

Proceedings

  1. May 13 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 23 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/9/2024.
  3. Apr 22 2024
    Reply of petitioners Patricia Polanco, et al. filed. (Distributed)
  4. Apr 08 2024
    Brief of respondents Ralph Diaz, et al. in opposition filed.
  5. Mar 06 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 8, 2024.
  6. Mar 05 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 8, 2024 to April 8, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Feb 02 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 8, 2024)