No. 24-1232

Maher Memarzadeh v. Lottie Cohen, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2025-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act civil-procedure discovery-obligations due-process medical-disability terminating-sanctions
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Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's terminating sanctions against a civil litigant based on medical inability to comply with discovery obligations violate due process and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

I. Whether a state court’s action in issuing terminating sanctions against a civil litigant based on a medical inability to comply with discovery obligations violates due process. II. Whether a state court’s action in issuing terminating sanctions against a civil litigant on account of a disability violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. ii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES • M emarz ade h v . C o hen, et al. , No. BC704662, Los Angeles County Superior Court. Judgment entered January 17, 2023. • Memarzadeh v. Cohen, et al., Nos. B327967, B329476, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division One. Opinion issued September 23, 2024. • Memarzadeh v. Cohen, et al., No. S287722, Supreme Court of California. Order denying review entered December 31, 2024.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-07-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-05-30
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 3, 2025)
2025-03-27
Application (24A916) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until May 30, 2025.
2025-03-20
Application (24A916) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 31, 2025 to May 30, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Maher Memarzadeh
Becky Walker JamesJames & Associates, Petitioner