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Easton Murray v. Arizona, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 23-15791 · judgment December 24, 2024


Certiorari denied · November 10, 2025
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. IS A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY WHEN THEY BREAK THE LAW THEY HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO UPHOLD?

  2. ARE THERE ANY UNLAWFUL ACTIONS A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, CAN COMMIT WHICH COULD BE CONSTRUED AS BEING PART OF THE DUTIES OF THEIR OFFICE?

  3. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURT AND CONFERRED ONA PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, CONSTITUTIONAL?

  4. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURT AND CONFERRED ON A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, A VIOLATION OF ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTATATION OF THE UNITED STATES COMMONLY KNOWN AS SEPARATION OF POWERS DOCTRINE?

  5. IS THE IMMUNITY CREATED BY THIS COURiT AND CONFERRED ON A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC’ TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, INTENDED BY THIS COURT TO APPLY TO A PROSECUTOR WHEN THE SAID PUBLIC TRUSTEE COMMITS UNLAWFUL ACTS IN VIOLATION OF THEIR OATH OF OFFICE?

  6. CAN THE UNLAWFUL CONDUCT OF A PROSECUTOR, AS A TRUSTEE OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, AND CHARGED WITH THE DUTY TO UPHOLD THE LAW, TRANSFER TO THE CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY BY THE AGENT PRINCIPAL DOCTRINE WHERE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL POLICY BUT NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CITY, COUNTY OR OTHER MUNICIPALITY AS THE PUBLIC TRUST TO PROPERLY PROTECT THE PEOPLE FROM ITS AGENT. Page | 2

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Easton Murray

For respondent
Daniel Patrick Schaack
Arizona Atty. General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 10 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 08 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/7/2025.
  3. Aug 28 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Arizona; Joseph Thomas Maziarz, Amy Thorson to respond filed.
  4. Mar 12 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 26, 2025)