No. 20-373

Richard Lee Abrams v. Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2020-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights constitutional-challenge discrimination due-process equal-protection judicial-bias judicial-discretion motion-to-dismiss standing state-action
Key Terms:
Securities
Latest Conference: 2020-10-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did the district court and the Ninth Circuit abuse their discretion by not allowing Petitioner to even argue that the behavior of the Commission on Judicial Performance and California State Bar's disciplinary proceedings against petitioner constitute sufficient state action for petitioner to defeat a Motion to Dismiss?

2. Did the district court and the Ninth Circuit abuse their discretion by not allowing Petitioner to even argue that the foreseeable behavior of state agencies posed a sufficient risk to individuals' civil rights so as to constitute sufficient state action for petitioner to defeat a Motion to Dismiss?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the district court and the Ninth Circuit abuse their discretion by not allowing Petitioner to argue that the behavior of the Commission on Judicial Performance and California State Bar's disciplinary proceedings against petitioner constitute sufficient state action to defeat a Motion to Dismiss?

Docket Entries

2020-11-02
Petition DENIED. Justice Barrett took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2020-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/30/2020.
2020-09-29
Waiver of right of respondent Gavin Newsom, Governor of California to respond filed.
Main DocumentProof of Service
2020-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2020)
PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word Count

Attorneys

Newsom, Gov. of CA
Jose A. Zelidon-Zepeda — Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Richard L. Abrams
Richard Lee Abrams — Petitioner