No. 20-1157

Michelle Stopyra Yaney v. Superior Court of California, Riverside County, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-02-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights covid-19 disability disability-rights due-process health-status judicial-discretion mortality-risk public-health standing writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

"Did the lower court of appeal have broad discretion to not address the alleged bias and summarily deny the writ of mandate during the current pandemic of COVID-19, moreover does a court have to consider a petitioner's health status or if they would have a higher rate of mortality if infected with COVID-19, prior to denying relief that could significantly lessen their chances of being exposed to the virus?"

Whether a court has to consider a petitioner's health status or if they would have a higher rate of mortality if infected with COVID-19, prior to denying relief that could significantly lessen their chances of being exposed to the virus?

Furthermore, is new law under uniformity needed for a court to rule on a pre-existing medical condition that increases a litigant's chances of dying from COVID-19 as reason for the relief they are seeking?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a court has to consider a petitioner's health status or if they would have a higher rate of mortality if infected with COVID-19, prior to denying relief that could significantly lessen their chances of being exposed to the virus?

Docket Entries

2021-05-03
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2020-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 25, 2021)

Attorneys

Michelle Stopyra Yaney
Michelle Stopyra Yaney — Petitioner