No. 25-6430October Term 2025Dismissed
Jesse Michael Holliday, Petitioner v. California
from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Decision timing
- No window until argument is scheduled.
- What it's about
from the Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District.
Question presented
1. Whether the due process rights of the petitioner were violated when he was subjected to multiple pretrial assaults/batteries/maiming by deputies acting under color of judicial authority, without redress or protection from the trial court? 2. Whether a judge who authorized or ordered multiple violent assaults on a pretrial detainee by sheriffs deputies forfeits jurisdiction to proceed over that defendant’s criminal case, or to command a separate Judge to perform in His place? 3. Whether the refusal of state courts to review overwhelming evidence of judicial misconduct and unconstitutional treatment of a pretrial detainee constitutes a denial of due process and equal protection under state and Federal Laws?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District / Dismissed
- Area
Civil Rights
Briefing
What it's about
Jesse Michael Holliday asks the Supreme Court to review his claims that, while he was jailed before trial, deputies violently mistreated him and the trial court did not protect him or provide a remedy. He also says California courts failed to review evidence of judicial misconduct and unconstitutional treatment.
Argument
The case is still at the petition stage, oral argument has not been scheduled, and no substantive reactions from the justices or lawyers are available yet.
Impact
The petition raises questions about what protections people jailed before trial have when they say court officers harmed them and judges did not stop it. If the Court hears the case, it could matter to defendants who claim serious mistreatment but say state courts would not fully review those claims.
What is Holliday v. California about?
Holliday says deputies violently mistreated him before trial and that the trial court failed to protect him or provide a remedy. He also challenges state courts' refusal to review those claims.
Who could be affected if the Court hears Jesse Michael Holliday v. California?
The case could matter to people jailed before trial who say courts ignored claims of abuse. It could also matter to state courts reviewing allegations of judicial misconduct.
What happens next in Holliday v. California?
The Court will decide whether to take the case for full review. Oral argument has not been scheduled, and no decision window is available yet.
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- Checked
- Jul 23, 2026
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