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Damon Balar Cook v. Luis Garnica, Acting Warden

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 25-2290 · judgment April 17, 2025


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 QUESTIONS PROPERLY PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

  1. Whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Abused its discretion in denying Petitioner Damon Cook’s timely motion to recall the mandate and to reinstate the appeal to prevent an injustice or to stop a miscarriage of justice? See Calderon v. Thompson, 523 U.S. 538, 550 (1998); See Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 463 U.S. 1323,1324 (1983); See Ryan v. Schad, 570 U.S. 521, 523-525, 528 (2013); See McQuiggin v. Perkins, 569 U.S. 383, 393 (2013).

  2. Whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s Decision denying petitioner Damon Cook’s timely motion to recall the mandate and to reinstate the appeal was an abused of discretion to prevent an injustice or to stop a miscarriage of justice? See Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 463 U.S. 1323, 1324 (1983); See Calderon v. Thompson, 523 U.S. 538, 550 (1998); See Ryan v. Schad, 570 U.S. 521, 523-525, 528 (2013); See McQuiggin v. Perkins, 569 U.S. 383, 393 (2013); See FBI v. Fikre, 601 U.S. 234, 240 (2024).

  3. Whether the Ninth Circuit abused its discre­ tion when it neglected to issue its mandate in a timely manner pursuant to Ryan v. Schad, 570 U.S. 521, 523- 525, 528 (2013)?

  4. Whether the Ninth Circuit abused its discretion for failing to reinstate his appeal under Meyers v. Birdsong, 83 F.4th 1157, 1159 (9th Cir. 2023)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Damon B. Cook

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 10 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Oct 20 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 24, 2025)