No. 19-1047October Term 2019Decided Apr 27, 2020
Weiss v. Marsh
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to review a decision by the Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District. The specific legal issues and facts of the dispute are not detailed in the available records.
Question presented
Whether the First Amendment’s Petition Clause protects a beneficiary’s filing of a petition in probate court to remove a trustee for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, such that the filing cannot be the basis for a subsequent lawsuit or a motion to strike under a state anti-SLAPP statute?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three / Decision released Apr 27, 2020
- Area
First Amendment
Timing
Decided April 27, 2020
The Court released its decision on April 27, 2020 without hearing oral argument.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
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