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Alvin B. White, Individually and as Trustee for the White Revocable Living Trust dated January 6, 2010 v. U.S. Bank National Association, as Legal Title Trustee for Truman 2016 SC6 Title Trust

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2, No. 58849-8-II · judgment May 20, 2025

estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)

GVR risk 1%

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

Questions presented

Whether a court may, consistent with the Constitution, resolve disputed issues of fact bearing on private property rights by weighing competing evidence and making factual findings in the course of granting summary judgment, without trial.
Whether such a practice is consistent with the Due Process Clause, the original understanding of the judicial power and the Seventh Amendment.

For petitioner
Scott Erik Stafne
Stafne Law Advocacy and Consulting

For respondent
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Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Jul 08 2026
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Apr 04 2026
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 25, 2026)
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