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James Bent v. Deborah Goger

IFP petition · Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, No. E081941, E083495 · judgment September 4, 2025


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2026

Question presented

........................................................ 4 List Of Parties............................................................. 4 Opinions Below.............................................................. 4 Jurisdiction.......................................... ...................... 4 Constitutional Provisions Involved............................................ 5 Statements Of The Case....................................................... 5 Reasons For Granting Writ.................................................... 5 I. The Decision Below ConflictsWith Settled Due Process Principles.............. 5 II. Property May Not Be Extinguished Through Procedural Hyper Tecnicalities...... 6 III. Exclusion Of Material Witnesses And Evidence Undermines Fairness of Proceeding............................................................ 7 IV. Appellate Review Based On Factual Error Is Not Meaningful Review............ 7 V. The Question Presented Recurs Nationwide And'Warrants This Court’s Guidance.... 7 VI. This Case Is a Suitable Vehicle......................................... 8 Conclusion.................................................................. 8 Certificate Of Word Count................................................... 8 Proof Of Service............................................................ 9 (2)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Bent

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 23 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/14/2026.
  3. Feb 09 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 9, 2026)