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James Curtis Kern v. California
IFP petition · Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District, No. C100646 · judgment December 22, 2025
Pending
Question presented
What standard applies when appellate courts review a trial court’s dismissal of a juror during deliberations to determine whether the dismissal was based on the juror’s views of the case and thus a violation of the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to an impartial jury?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James Curtis Kern
For respondent
Cara McConnell Newlon
California Department of Justice
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Sep 01 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 13, 2026. See Rule 30.1.
- Aug 31 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 11, 2026 to October 11, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 12 2026Response Requested. (Due September 11, 2026)
- Jul 23 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- May 21 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 10, 2026)