No. 25-873

Thomas Bryon Cattell v. Victoria Deeks, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-21
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: None
Latest Conference: 2026-03-20
Question Presented (from Petition)

1) Whether the Due Process Clause is violated
when a trial court denies a brief continuance
to a civil litigant who has lost counsel, where
the denial forces a litigant to proceed alone in
a complex trial, and where the court of appeals
evaluates prejudice through a retrospective,
outcome-based test—contrary to this Court's
prospective fairness standard in Ungar and
Slappy, its structural-error doctrine in Cronic,
and modern due-process requirements
ensuring meaningful participation by
individuals, especially those with disabilities?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified.

Docket Entries

2026-03-23
Petition DENIED.
2026-03-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
2026-02-20
Waiver of right of respondent Garrett Welch to respond filed.
2025-11-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 20, 2026)
2025-09-09
Application (25A273) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until November 13, 2025.
2025-09-05
Application (25A273) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 14, 2025 to November 13, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Garrett Welch
Jeanne SinnottWildwood Law Group, LLC, Respondent
Thomas Cattell
Jesse Lev LondonLondon and Paris, LLP, Petitioner