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Jacquelyn Miller v. Dylan Farris, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-55717 · judgment October 16, 2025


Certiorari denied · June 29, 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.

Question presented

Whether dismissal of a claim based on an uncontroverted affidavit and explicit Notice of Estoppel by Acquiescence, served with lawful notice and opportunity to respond, without substantive judicial review of the affidavit's facts or the estoppel claim, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jacquelyn A. Miller

For respondent
Spencer E. Covert
Parker & Covert LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
25A787

Proceedings

  1. Jun 29 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 09 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
  3. Jun 01 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Dylan Farris, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Mar 07 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 15, 2026)
  5. Jan 08 2026
    Application (25A787) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 15, 2026.
  6. Jan 02 2026
    Application (25A787) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 14, 2026 to March 15, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.