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Taylor Packwood, et al. v. County of Contra Costa, California, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-1760 · judgment February 10, 2025
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel with five or more prior petitions here, a Ninth Circuit decision below, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether there is a fraud exception to the RookerFeldman doctrine in domestic relations cases raising claims of a violation of due process of law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Norman A. Pattis
Pattis & Smith, LLC
For respondent
Sean M. Rodriquez
County of Contra Costa
Case
Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 6, 2025 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 06 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jun 17 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
- May 21 2025Waiver of right of respondents County of Contra Costa, Contra Costa Children and Family Services, et al. to respond filed.
- May 08 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 11, 2025)