No. 20-1527

Michelle Stopyra Yaney v. State Bar of California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2021-05-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act civil-rights due-process effective-communication government-agency mental-disability reasonable-accommodation reasonable-modification
Latest Conference: 2021-10-08 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Is communication to facilitate understanding regarding procedure by one who suffers from a mental disability, such as anxiety disorder, a statutory request for access to a government agency under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Whether the State Bar of California's new rule violates an individual's First Amendment right to allege discrimination by excluding the behavior of an attorney protected under the First Amendment?

Whether the California Supreme Court had the same broad discretion to issue a summary denial on case S263130 a writ of mandate when the court itself participated in relief granted to petitioner by its own lower agency, that was still pending at the time of the summary denial?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is communication to facilitate understanding regarding procedure by one who suffers from a mental disability, such as anxiety disorder, a statutory request for access to a government agency under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Docket Entries

2021-10-12
Rehearing DENIED.
2021-09-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
2021-07-16
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2021-06-21
Petition DENIED.
2021-06-01
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/17/2021.
2021-05-27
Waiver of right of respondent State Bar of California to respond filed.
2020-10-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Michelle Stopyra Yaney
Michelle Stopyra Yaney — Petitioner
State Bar of California
Robert G. RetanaThe State Bar of California, Respondent