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Gatewood A. Walden v. The Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alabama, No. SC-2023-0507 · judgment December 8, 2023


Certiorari denied · December 16, 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

Whether, in Petitioner’s appeal, the Alabama Supreme Court justices violated his rights under the equal protection clause of the Eighth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution by failing to follow the appellate court’s binding precedent which had previously reversed a lower court’s ruling that found the Disciplinary Hearing Officer did not comply with Ride 4.2 (b) (6), Ala. Rides Dis. P. in his Report and Order. II. Whether, by affirming a lower court’s decision, the Alabama Supreme Court justices violated Petitioner’s rights under the Eighth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution since a state regulatory agency’s decision revoking his business license was unlawful or void for the reason that the Disciplinary Hearing Officer faded to comply with the requirements of Rule 4.2 (b)(6), Ala. Rules Dis. P. and Alabama Supreme Court precedent in Cooner v. Ala. State Bar Assoc.. (2013) 109044, 1111340, 59 So. 3d 37) by omitting to make specific findings of fact and conclusions of law? III.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gatewood Walden

For respondent
Roman Ashley Shaul
Alabama State Bar - Office of General Counsel

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
23A920

Proceedings

  1. Dec 16 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 26 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2024.
  3. Nov 08 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent The Disciplinary Board of the Alabama State Bar to respond filed.
  4. May 08 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 15, 2024)
  5. Apr 17 2024
    Application (23A920) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until June 10, 2024.
  6. Mar 28 2024
    Application (23A920) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from May 9, 2024 to July 8, 2024, submitted to Justice Thomas.