No. 25-389

Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh v. Swedish Health Services, et al.

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2025-10-02
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-procedure due-process expert-affidavit fourteenth-amendment pro-se-litigant summary-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-12-12
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state court's application of summary judgment standards violates the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause by excluding qualified expert affidavits and whether failure to provide clear notice to a pro se litigant of summary judgment affidavit requirements violates due process

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. Whether a state court’s application of summary judgment standards, by excluding qualified expert affidavits through credibility assessments rather than admissibility determinations, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by denying a fair trial, in conflict with federal appellate decisions, such as City of Pomona v. SQM North America Corp. , 750 F.3d 1036 (9th Cir. 2014), and Supreme Court precedent, such as Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. , 477 U.S. 242 (1986). 2. Whether a state court’s failure to provide clear notice to a pro se litigant of summary judgment affidavit requirements, including the need to oppose all facts including the standard of care, violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause in light of divergent circuit approaches mandating notice for all pro se litigants ( Vital v. Interfaith Medical Center , 168 F.3d 615 (2d Cir. 1999); Roseboro v. Garrison , 528 F.2d 309 (4th Cir. 1975); Timms v. Frank , 953 F.2d 281 (7th Cir. 1992); Hall v. Bellmon , 935 F.2d 1106 (10th Cir. 1991); United States v. One Colt Python .357 Cal. Revolver , 845 F.2d 287 (11th Cir. 1988)), denying mandatory notice for non-prisoners ( Jacobsen v. Filler , 790 F.2d 1362 (9th Cir. 1986); Brock v. Hendershott , 840 F.2d 339 (6th Cir. 1988)), or applying discretionary standards ( Renchenski v. Williams , 622 F.3d 315 (3d Cir. 2010); Murrell v. Bennett , 615 F.2d 306 (5th Cir. 1980); Neal v. Kelly , 963 F.2d 453 (D.C. Cir. 1992)), necessitating uniform due process standards..

Docket Entries

2025-12-15
Petition DENIED.
2025-11-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/12/2025.
2025-11-21
Brief of Swedish Health Services, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-11-12
Brief of Swedish Health Services, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-11-03
Brief of Swedish Health Services, et al. in opposition submitted.
2025-11-03
Brief of respondents Swedish Health Services, et al. in opposition filed.
2025-09-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2025)

Attorneys

Abolfazl Hosseinzadeh
Corey Evan ParkerAppellate Counsel PC, Petitioner
Corey Evan ParkerAppellate Counsel PC, Petitioner
Swedish Health Services, et al.
David Joseph CoreyHelsell Fetterman, LLP, Respondent
David Joseph CoreyHelsell Fetterman, LLP, Respondent