No. 23-924

John Anthony Castro v. Adrian Fontes, Arizona Secretary of State, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: arizona-ballot article-iii article-iii-standing ballot-access campaign-expenses hearsay hearsay-evidence judicial-discretion motion-to-amend presidential-candidate standing
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2024-04-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does an Arizona ballot-placed Republican Presidential Candidate lack Article III standing if a lower court determines he is not 'genuinely' competing based on hearsay in unverified news reports?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Does an Arizona ballot-placed Republican Presidential Candidate, whose direct and current competition for votes evidenced by thousands of dollars in Arizona-specific campaign expenses, lack . Article III standing if a lower court determines that he ; is not “genuinely” competing based on hearsay in unverified news reports? : Did the lower court abuse its discretion in denying Plaintiffs motion to amend his complaint to ensure all facts were properly before the court? o™ oY ii STATEMENT OF

Docket Entries

2024-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
2024-03-27
Waiver of right of respondent Donald J. Trump to respond filed.
2024-03-02
Motion of petitioner to expedite consideration of the petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed.
2024-02-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 28, 2024)

Attorneys

Donald J. Trump
David Alan WarringtonDhillon Law Group, Inc., Respondent
David Alan WarringtonDhillon Law Group, Inc., Respondent
John A. Castro
John Anthony Castro — Petitioner
John Anthony Castro — Petitioner