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Alvin E. Williams, et ux. v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B343233 · judgment January 9, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the doctrine of judicial immunity protects judges who engage in and facilitated fraud in violation of constitutional due process rights?

  2. Whether a judge who committed fraud on the court and was subsequently removed from the bench may lawfully obstruct the and prevent entry of final judgment in favor of the prevailing party, and whether that obstruction, when left uncorrected by the appellate courts, violates the Due Process Clause of the fourteenth Amendment and the integrity of the judicial process

  3. Whether due process under the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a court refuses to consider fraud-based claims solely on

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Judith M. Brown-Williams

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 03 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Mar 31 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2025)