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Joseph Leslie McClory v. Scott Hobbs

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B327202 · judgment October 24, 2024


Certiorari denied · March 23, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

The JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA (“JCC”) is the rule-making arm of the CALIFORNIA court system.1 In accordance with the California Constitution and under the leadership of the CHIEF JUSTICE of the SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA (“SCC”), the council is responsible for "ensuring the consistent, • - independent, impartial, and accessible administration of justice." It was created by an amendment to Article VI of the California Constitution in 1926 (2).2 Form APP003 APPELLANT'S NOTICE DESIGNATING RECORD ON APPEAL (UNLIMITED CIVIL CASE) was approved for use by JCC. The important Federal question presented is: If a rule-making arm of a state court system, including but not limited to the JCC, approves a form for use (regardless if optional or not) to designate the record on appeal, should the Appellant be penalized and/or forfeit important right(s), should that form end up being deficient and/or otherwise contain one or more omission(s)? 1 NASD Dispute Resolution, Inc. v. Judicial Council, 232 F. Supp. 2d 1055 (N.D. Cal. 2002) 2 Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 15, Chapter 48, Statutes of California 1925, pp. 1369-1370! Proposition 27, November 2, 1926 A. D.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joseph Leslie McClory

For respondent
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Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, March 23, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. May 19 2026
    Motion for leave to file a petition for rehearing filed by petitioner.
  2. Mar 23 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Feb 25 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
  4. Sep 16 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2026)