No. 25-901

Benancio Garcia, III v. Steven Hobbs, Secretary of State of Washington, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-30
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: appellate-review equal-protection judicial-remedy legislative-districts mootness racial-gerrymandering
Key Terms:
Arbitration DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a plaintiff's Equal Protection Clause racial gerrymandering claim is rendered moot when the challenged legislative district is replaced in a different proceeding by a judicial remedy that intensifies the plaintiff's racial classification injury, and which is subject to ongoing appellate review.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a plaintiff's Equal Protection Clause racial gerrymandering claim is rendered moot when the challenged legislative district is replaced in a different proceeding by a judicial remedy that intensifies the plaintiff's racial classification injury, and which is subject to ongoing appellate review

Docket Entries

2026-01-23
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 2, 2026)
2025-10-28
Application (25A482) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 24, 2026.
2025-10-24
Application (25A482) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 25, 2025 to January 24, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Benancio Garcia III
Jason Brett TorchinskyHoltzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky Josefiak PLLC, Petitioner