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In Re Haden Christian Yonce

Paid petition


Dismissed · June 17, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether a state court acts ultra vires in violation of the Supremacy Clause when it strips the constitutional right to self-representation of a Lead Counsel whom this Court has already implicitly validated by accepting his mandamus petition (Case No. 25-946) and setting a briefing schedule.

  2. Whether Petitioner has exhausted lower federal courts when he filed emergency motions in both the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on March 16, 2026, and both courts failed to respond within 72 hours.

  3. Whether this Court should issue a writ of prohibition when the state proceeding has resulted in appointment of a guardian ad litem (Christopher McCarty, Esq.) who now controls Petitioner's legal capacity, threatens to withdraw this Court's pending mandamus, and directly contradicts this Court's implicit determination that Petitioner is competent to serve as Lead Counsel.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Haden Christian Yonce

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jun 17 2026
    Petition Dismissed - Rule 46.
  2. Jun 09 2026
    Motion to dismiss the petition for a writ of prohibition pursuant to Rule 46 filed by petitioner.
  3. Jun 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
  4. Mar 03 2026
    Petition for a writ of prohibition filed. (Response due May 18, 2026)