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Reginald Sanders v. Fitness International, LLC, dba Esporta Fitness, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-440 · judgment July 15, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 26, 2026

Question presented

Whether Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 40(a)(l)'s mandatory' 14-day rehearing deadline may be nullified through administrative filing systems that categorically reject timely petitions based solely on boilerplate dismissal language—without a case-specific judicial order or properly promulgated local rule as Rule 40(a)(1) requires.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Reginald Sanders

For respondent
Jonathan P. Barnes Jr.
Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 26 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 08 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/23/2026.
  3. Dec 19 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Fitness International, LLC, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Oct 14 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)