No. 25-7679October Term 2025Petition Pending
Antonio Medina, Petitioner v. Microsoft Corporation, et al.
Antonio Medina asks the Supreme Court to review a California appellate court’s treatment of his efforts to challenge what he says was a void judgment.
Case status
- Current stage
- Petition Pending
- Latest event
- Petition pending
- Decision timing
- No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.
- What it's about
Antonio Medina asks the Supreme Court to review a California appellate court’s treatment of his efforts to challenge what he says was a void judgment. His petition argues that dismissing his appeal or not addressing his motions to vacate the judgment violated his constitutional rights to petition the government and to due process.
Question presented
1. Whether a facially void judgment procured in violation of First Amendment guarantee to the right to petition, and the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the right of due process of the Constitution of United States can be attacked at any time, clarifying the recent holding in Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton, Docket 24-808, 607 U.S. (2026)? 2. Whether the question left unanswered in Coney Island about how or when due process and the First Amendment affect a petition to vacate a void judgment should be clarified? 3. Whether in state court cases like the one at hand, a void judgment is a nullity that can be challenged at any time? 4. Whether a State Court of Appeal that dismisses an appeal of a facially void judgment acts in violation of the First Amendment guarantee to the right to petition, and the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States?
- Case path
Court of Appeal of California, Third Appellate District / Petition pending
- Area
First Amendment
Briefing
What it's about
Antonio Medina challenged a California appellate court’s handling of his efforts to undo what he calls a facially void judgment (a judgment invalid on its face). He argued that dismissing his appeal or not addressing his motions violated his rights to petition the government and receive due process.
Argument
The case was dismissed. No substantive justice or advocate reactions are available yet.
Impact
The case raised whether people can challenge an allegedly invalid state-court judgment at any time. For example, someone who says a court judgment was entered without basic legal protections could seek another chance to ask a court to set it aside.
What is at stake in Medina v. Microsoft?
Medina sought review of whether an allegedly void California judgment can be challenged at any time. He also raised petition and due-process concerns.
Who could be affected by this case?
People seeking to undo state-court judgments they say are invalid could be affected. The case concerned access to court procedures for such challenges.
What happens next in Medina v. Microsoft?
The case was dismissed. No oral argument is scheduled, and no Supreme Court decision timing is available.
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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
- Sep 4, 2026
- Method
- Methodology