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 (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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

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. II. PARTIES TO PROCEEDING PETITIONERS: Gilda Ryan, and Joseph Ryan, Petitioners RESPONDENTS: COUNTY OF IMPERIAL; GILBERT OTERO, Imperial County District Attorney; RAYMOND LOERA, Imperial County Sheriff; FRED MIRAMONTES, Imperial County UnderSheriff; KATHERINE TURNER, Imperial County Counsel; ADAM GREGORY CROOK, Imp. County Counsel; TONY ROUHOTAS, Jr., Imperial County CEO; ESPERANZA COLIO-WARREN, Imperial County. Vice-CEO; RAYMOND CASTILLO, RYAN KELLEY, MICHAEL KELLEY, LUIS PLANCARTE, JESUS ESCOBAR, Imperial County Supervisors; BLANCA ACOSTA, Imperial County. Clerk of The Board; CLIFTON ERRO, RENE MCNISH, Imperial County Sheriff Deputies; PALO VERDE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT; RONALD WOODS, JESS PRESTON, JAN AYALA, DAVID KHOURY, PVWD County Board members; KATHI FRICE SANDERS, Clerk of PVCWD Board; BARBARA HOPTON; DONNA LORD; CELESTE PRESTON; DAVID AYALA; THOMAS CALVERT; PATSY CALVERT; ANNE MARIE DELCASTILLO; YUMA SUN, INC., DBA Palo Verde Valley Times; URIEL AVENDANO; LISA REILLY III. OPINIONS/ORDERS RELATED CASES ORDERS BY APPELLATE COURT Gilda Ryan et al v. Imperial County et al: 23-55042 1. Ninth Cir. No. 23-55042, MANDATE (11/27/2024), .Document 59, . Pg. 1 2. Ninth Cir. No. 23-55042, Document 56, ORDER (denying Rehearing and Rehearing enbanc) Pg. 2-3 (11/19/2024), 3. Ninth Cir. No. 23-55042, Document 54.1, MEMORANDUM (09/192024), . Pg. 4-11 ORDERS FROM DISTRICT COURT Ryan v. Imperial County: No. 3:21cv-01076-JO-LR 4. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 152, JUDGMENT IN A Pg. 12-16 CIVIL CASE, (Dec. 07, 2022) 5. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 151, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF ’S RECUSAL MOTION, (Dec. 07, Pg. 16-22 2022), 6. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 150, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF JOSEPH RYAN ’S RECUSAL MOTION, (Dec. 07, 2022) . Pg. 23-25 7. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 149, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS ’ MOTIONS FOR SANCTIONS Pg. 26-28 (Dec. 07, 2022) m 8. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 134, ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO DISMISS, (Sept. 29, 2022), ...Pg. 29-59 9. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 133, ORDER GRANTING MEDIA DEFENDANT ’S ANTISLAPP MOTION TO STRIKE, (Sept. 29, 2022) . Pg. 60-73 10. Dist.Ct.So.Cal.Dkt. 132, ORDER GRANTING WATER DISTRICT DEFENDANT ’S MOTION TO SET-ASIDE DEFAULT (Sept. 29, 2022) Pg. 74-78 11. Dist. Ct. So. Cal., Dkt. 6, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE TO AMEND (Filed: July, 14, 2021) Pg. 79-80 12. 142,141, Minute Orders by Judge Jinsook Ohta, (October 26, 2022) .. Pg. 81 iv

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

County of Imperial, et al.
Melissa Blackburn JoniauxLaw Office of Melissa Blackburn Joniaux, Respondent
Gilda Ryan, et al.
Gilda Ryan — Petitioner
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
Melissa Blackburn JoniauxLaw Office of Melissa Blackburn Joniaux, Respondent
The Coco-Cola Company
Darren A. ShulerKing & Spalding, LLP, Respondent
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
Jonathan SegalDavis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Respondent