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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


Certiorari denied · April 22, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

  1. Apr 22 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 03 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
  3. Mar 27 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Donald J. Trump to respond filed.
  4. Mar 02 2024
    Motion of petitioner to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed.
  5. Feb 21 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)