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Cynthia Wheeler, et al. v. Orange County, California, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-55662 · judgment November 8, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 29, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the “pure” form of “Continuing Violation Doctrine” should apply to Civil Rights and Tort Claims of Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress.

  2. Whether the local rule, trial judge discretion, or lack of local rule can preempt the state statutory right for an attorney to appear in court and represent her clients at hearings or trials.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Roger E. Naghash
Law Off. of Roger E. Naghash

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 29 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 10 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/26/2024.
  3. Jan 10 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 29, 2024)