Ouyang v. Achem Indus. Am.
In brief
The Supreme Court refused to hear Lin Ouyang's case, leaving the California judgment in place without deciding the due-process questions.
- Where it stands
- Decided
Decided · May 18, 2020
- What it’s about
- Lin Ouyang asked the Supreme Court to review a California appellate decision that declined to vacate a judgment despite alleged attorney misrepresentations and that resolved the appeal without oral argument.
- Who it affects
- The California court's judgment remains in place for Lin Ouyang and Achem Indus. Am., Inc.; the Supreme Court did not decide whether the alleged misrepresentations or lack of spoken arguments violated fair legal process.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The Supreme Court denied review, leaving the California court’s judgment in place.
The filing included a petition asking the Supreme Court to take the case and a request to proceed without paying filing costs.
Question presented
1. Whether refusal of California Court of Appeal to vacate a judgment procured by fraud upon the court violated the right to due process of law of the party who was prevented from fully presenting her claim by the fraud? 2. Where rules of the court provides that oral argument is an indispensable part of a hearing of an appeal, whether there is a violation of due process of law when such oral argument is not provided by the virtue of no effort from the court to hear the arguments and the parties to the appeal are not notified?
What the Court decided
Holding
Petition DENIED.
What's next
The Supreme Court's docket action is finished. The California judgment remains in place, and no Supreme Court ruling on the fair-process questions was issued.
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Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.