No. 25-1429October Term 2025Before Arguments
Carlos A. Alonso Cano, as Next Friend of His Minor Daughter Jany Leidy Alonso Morejon, et al., Petitioners v. 245 C&C, LLC, et al.
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Before Arguments
- Latest event
- Accepted by the Court
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Question presented
1. Whether a district court violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment by permitting retained counsel to withdraw post-trial without assessing the litigant's prejudice, thereby denying the assistance of counsel during critical post-trial and appellate proceedings? 2. Whether, in an action involving minor or incapacitated plaintiffs, a district court violates Rule 17(c)(2) by allowing counsel to withdraw post-trial without establishing safeguards to ensure the plaintiffs are continuously represented through appeal and further district court proceedings? 3. Whether a federal appellate court violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment by affirming an order allowing retained counsel to withdraw post trial, effectively denying the aggrieved person constitutionally adequate representation on appeal? 4. Whether an appellate court violates the Right of Access to Federal Courts by affirming an order that permits retained counsel to withdraw post-trial, leaving minor and incapacitated plaintiffs unrepresented for the entirety of the appeal?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit / Accepted by the Court
- Area
Supreme Court case awaiting argument
Timing
Expected by late June 2026, if argued this term
The Court granted review but has not yet scheduled oral argument. Once argued, the median case reaches a decision in 94 days. Nearly all cases are decided by the end of the term in which they are argued.
Briefing
What it's about
The Supreme Court is being asked to review claims that a federal trial court let retained counsel withdraw after trial without checking the harm to the client. The petition says that left minor or incapacitated plaintiffs unrepresented during post-trial, appellate, and further district court proceedings, and that the Eleventh Circuit wrongly affirmed that step.
Argument
The Supreme Court has not agreed to hear the case yet, and oral argument has not been scheduled. The petition argues the lower courts allowed counsel to withdraw after trial without enough safeguards for minor or incapacitated plaintiffs.
Impact
If the Court takes the case, it could clarify what federal judges must do before letting a lawyer leave after trial. That matters for people like children or incapacitated adults who may struggle to protect their rights alone during an appeal.
What is Alonso Cano v. 245 C&C about?
The petition says lower courts let retained counsel withdraw after trial without checking prejudice to the client. It says that left minor or incapacitated plaintiffs unrepresented during appeal and other later proceedings.
Who could be affected if the Supreme Court takes this case?
Children and incapacitated people in federal civil cases could be most affected. The Court could clarify what judges must do before a lawyer leaves after trial.
What happens next in Alonso Cano v. 245 C&C?
The Supreme Court must decide whether to hear the case. No decision window is available yet, so watch for scheduling activity or an argument date.
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Grounding
- Grounding
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- Note
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- Checked
- Jul 18, 2026
- Method
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