No. 18-1406

Kristin Roebuck Bethell v. Bryan Stephens, et al.

Lower Court: Arizona
Docketed: 2019-05-08
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-procedure attorney-client-relationship attorney-ethics attorney-sanctions civil-rights client-advocacy client-representation conflict-of-laws due-process free-speech judicial-discretion judicial-procedure judicial-sanctions legal-ethics legal-ethics-and-professional-responsibility professional-conduct sanctions standing writ-of-certiorari
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether counsel Roebuck Bethell's Petition for Writ of Certiorari should be granted after she was sanctioned by the Arizona courts for: (1) believing her own client's verified statement; and (2) for stating in writing that her client was not vindictive, even though such rulings go against the very heart of what it means to be an advocate and conflict with other decisions from state courts of last resort as well as federal decisions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether counsel Roebuck Bethell’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari should be granted after she was sanctioned by the Arizona courts for: (1) believing her own client’s verified statement; and (2) for stating in writing that her client was not vindictive, even though such rulings go against the very heart of what it means to be an advocate and conflict with other decisions from state courts of last resort as well as federal decisions.

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-05-30
Waiver of right of respondent Bryan Stephens to respond filed.
2019-02-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 7, 2019)

Attorneys

Bryan Stephens
Lesli Mishel Hoffman SorensenRyan Rapp & Underwood, PLC, Respondent
Lesli Mishel Hoffman SorensenRyan Rapp & Underwood, PLC, Respondent
Kristin Roebuck Bethell
Sandra Lynn SlatonHorne Slaton, PLLC, Petitioner
Sandra Lynn SlatonHorne Slaton, PLLC, Petitioner