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Sarah Holmstrom, et al. v. Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, No. A172007 · judgment September 30, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Whether a court’s exercise of discretion must be accompanied by a sufficiently reasoned explanation to permit meaningful appellate review.
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Whether the exercise of judicial discretion without an adequate statement of reasons violates the First Amendment and the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sarah Holmstrom
For respondent
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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 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 29 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Mar 30 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 17, 2026)