No. 25-6430October Term 2025DismissedUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Jesse Michael Holliday v. California
Jesse Michael Holliday, Petitioner v. California
Jesse Michael Holliday petitioned the Supreme Court alleging that sheriff’s deputies assaulted him before trial under judicial authority and that the California courts failed to provide protection or review of the alleged misconduct.
Case status
- Current stage
- Dismissed
- Latest event
- Dismissed
- Next
- Argument not yet scheduledArgument expected next term.
- What it's about
Jesse Michael Holliday petitioned the Supreme Court alleging that sheriff’s deputies assaulted him before trial under judicial authority and that the California courts failed to provide protection or review of the alleged misconduct. The Supreme Court dismissed the case without resolving those constitutional claims.
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 alleged that sheriff’s deputies assaulted him before trial under judicial authority and that California courts failed to protect him or review the alleged misconduct. The Supreme Court dismissed the case without resolving those constitutional claims.
Impact
The case concerns what protections pretrial detainees have when they allege abuse by law enforcement and misconduct by judges. It could matter to a jailed person who says court officials ignored alleged violence before trial.
What's next
No oral argument or decision window is scheduled. Watch for any further scheduling move from the Court.
What is at stake in Holliday v. California?
Holliday alleged that deputies assaulted him before trial under judicial authority and that California courts did not address the alleged misconduct.
Who could be affected by this case?
Pretrial detainees alleging abuse by deputies or judicial misconduct could be affected by how courts address claims of constitutional protections.
What happens next in Holliday v. California?
The case is dismissed. No oral argument or decision window is scheduled.
Documents
Activity
Docket activity2
AI analysis generated: Case Briefing
Sep 5, 2026 | Generated
Brief added: Petition
Dec 31, 2024 | Court records
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- Checked
- Sep 5, 2026
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