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John Anthony Castro v. Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-3960
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
uoes an Arizona ballot-placed Republican Presidential Candidate, whose direct and current competition for votes evidenced by thousands of dollars in Arizona-specific campaign expenses, lack Article III standing if a lower court determines that he is not “genuinely” competing based on hearsay in unverified news reports? Did the lower court abuse its discretion in denying Plaintiffs motion to amend his complaint to ensure all facts were properly before the court?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Anthony Castro
For respondent
David Alan Warrington
Dhillon Law Group, Inc.
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 22 2024Petition DENIED.
- Apr 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
- Mar 27 2024Waiver of right of respondent Donald J. Trump to respond filed.
- Mar 02 2024Motion of petitioner to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed.
- Feb 21 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)