No. 25-7583October Term 2025Before Arguments
Antonio Goodwin, Petitioner v. AT&T Corporation
from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth 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 Ninth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether due process is violated where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin filed a dispositive motion on September 10, 2025 that should have been granted in Plain tiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin ’ s favor, where the dispositive motion filed on September 10, 2025 proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin was an employee of AT&T, AT&T Inc., and AT&T Corp., where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin filed more than 1,053 documents identifying Antonio Goodwin on AT&T, AT&T Inc., and AT&T Corp, documents as an employee of those entities, where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin received an AT&T envelope dated January 17, 2022 containing his full name, employee number, AT&T password, clothing-order records, AT&T phone number 1-800-331-0500, and the att.com/returns website, where a live AT&T customer service agent confirmed in writing “ this is AT&T, ” where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin preserved those text messages, where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin has a video-recorded phone call message from AT&T stating “ this is AT&T ” from his employee document, where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin has a live agent texting?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth 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
Antonio Goodwin has asked the Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit case in which he says his due process rights were violated. He argues the lower courts should have granted his September 10, 2025 motion asking for a decision in his favor because more than 1,053 documents, an AT&T envelope, and saved communications showed he was an employee of AT&T, AT&T Inc., and AT&T Corp.
Argument
The case is still at the petition stage, meaning the justices are deciding whether to hear it. No oral argument is scheduled, and no substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
If the Court takes the case, it could say more about how judges should handle claims that documents required a decision for one side. That could matter to workers and companies in fights over whether someone was really an employee.
What is Antonio Goodwin asking the Supreme Court to review?
He says the lower courts denied due process by not granting his September 10, 2025 motion for a decision in his favor. He argues his documents and AT&T communications showed he was an employee.
Who could be affected if the Court takes Goodwin v. AT&T?
People fighting over whether they were employees could watch closely. Companies could also care because the petition challenges how courts treated records and messages.
What happens next in Goodwin v. AT&T?
The justices will decide whether to hear the case. No oral argument or decision window is scheduled yet.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary materials plus reporting.
- Note
- Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 17, 2026
- Method
- Methodology