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Richard Rynn, et al. v. UHS of Phoenix, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One, No. 1 CA-CV 23-0392 · judgment July 18, 2024


Certiorari denied · January 12, 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.

Questions presented

  1. Whether due process is violated when state courts rely on a concealed ex parte proceeding and fraudulent allegations—previously adjudicated as lacking competent evidence—fail to correct the record or adjudicate core claims, thereby denying Petitioners a meaningful hearing and issuing void rulings.

  2. Whether courts may ignore sworn admissions holding the State of Arizona liable for injuries to Marcella and her parents, and disregard the precedent of earlier court judgments, without violating due process?

  3. Whether claim preclusion may bar a minor’s independent claims where she was not permitted to proceed in her own name, indispensable parties were absent, and newly discovered evidence shows fraud on the court and due process violations?

  4. Whether a state court may summarily deny review under Ariz. R. Civ. P. 22(f), without factual findings, and refuse to adjudicate a Rule 60(b) motion alleging fraud on the court and jurisdictional defects—despite settled precedent that such motions are not timebarred—without violating the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Richard Rynn

For respondent
Daniel Patrick Schaack
Arizona Atty. General

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. Oct 31 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Arizona Department of Child Safety; Doug Ducey; Cara Christ; Gregory McKay to respond filed.
  4. Apr 21 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)