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In Re John A. Shepardson

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · February 23, 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.

Question presented

Should this Court grant certiorari to address California State Courts violating constitutional due process, free speech, and petitioning rights of a solo trial attorney with over 3,200 hours in the case, advanced over $380,000, by disqualifying him with arbitrary ex post facto rules and repeatedly violating an automatic stay to deny his right to represent the Plaintiff on 8/28/23 in his racial and sexual discrimi­ nation jury trial after 4.5 years of litigation and the sixth jury trial setting?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John Arthur Shepardson

For respondent
Alan Matthew Steinberg
California Department of Transportation

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 21 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/20/2026.
  3. Dec 24 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent Real Party in Interest California Department of Transportation to respond filed.
  4. Dec 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due January 9, 2026)