No. 24-1146

Gilda Ryan, et al. v. County of Imperial, California, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-05-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: civil-rights due-process judicial-supervision ninth-circuit pro-se-litigation section-1983
Key Terms:
DueProcess FirstAmendment
Latest Conference: 2026-01-09 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
sanctioning of The District Court 's effective use of
a pro-se litigants §1983 based civil action as a type
of on-the-job training platform for inexperienced
Jurist and attorneys; Leading to Petitioner 's
claims being decided on the basis of false
narratives, alterations of caselaw text, and legal
propositions that conflict with Supreme Court
precedent, constitutes the type of severe departure
from the accepted and usual course of judicial
proceedings that calls out for an exercise of This
Court 's powers of supervision.

2. Whether The Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals,
has severely departed from the accepted and usual
course of judicial proceedings, by ratifying the
District Court 's failure to acknowledge or properly
address a large volume of sanctionable conduct
occurring in an action, including but not limited to
a comprehensive denial of due process inflicted on
self-represented Plaintiffs, after they requested
terminating sanctions be levied against members
of the bar association and the clients they
represent, to a degree that calls for an exercise of
The Supreme Court 's powers of supervision.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's sanctioning of the District Court's use of a pro-se §1983 civil action as on-the-job training constitutes a severe departure from accepted judicial proceedings warranting Supreme Court supervision

Docket Entries

2026-01-12
Rehearing DENIED.
2025-12-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
2025-10-31
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-23
Supplemental brief of petitioners Gilda Ryan, et al. filed.
2025-06-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-05
Waiver of right of respondent County of Imperial, et al. to respond filed.
2025-05-23
Waiver of right of respondents Palo Verde County Water District(sub-agency of Imperial County) Ronald Woods, Jess Preston, Jan Ayala, David Khoury, Kathi Frice-Sanders, Barbara Hopton, Donna Lord, Celeste Preston and David Ayala to respond filed.
2025-05-16
Waiver of right of respondents Uriel Avendano, Lisa Reilly and Yuma Sun, Inc. dba The Palo Verde Valley Times to respond filed.
2025-02-18

Attorneys

Gilda Ryan, et al.
Gilda Ryan — Petitioner
Palo Verde County Water District(sub-agency of Imperial County) Ronald Woods, Jess Preston, Jan Ayala, David Khoury, Kathi Frice-Sanders, Barbara Hopton, Donna Lord, Celeste Preston and David Ayala
Melissa Blackburn JoniauxLaw Office of Melissa Blackburn Joniaux, Respondent
The Coco-Cola Company
Darren A. ShulerKing & Spalding, LLP, Respondent
Uriel Avendano, Lisa Reilly and Yuma Sun, Inc. dba The Palo Verde Valley Times
Jonathan SegalDavis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Respondent