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John Zhong, et al. v. Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, No. B349374 · judgment October 14, 2025
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estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
(petition-stage, structural)
Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a state court to summarily deny a motion for judicial disqualification, without any rea soned analysis, where the alleged facts—if true—es tablish an objectively intolerable risk of judicial bias under this Court’s precedents.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
John Zhong
For respondent
William Litvak
Dapeer, Rosenblit & Litvak LLP
Proceedings
- Aug 20 2026Brief of respondent City of Diamond Bar in opposition filed.
- Aug 11 2026Supplemental brief of petitioner John Zhong filed.
- Aug 06 2026Application (26A145) refiled and submitted to The Chief Justice.
- Aug 03 2026Application (26A145) denied by Justice Kagan.
- Jul 24 2026Application (26A145) for a stay, submitted to Justice Kagan.
- Dec 30 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 20, 2026)