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Goodwin v. AT&T
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Antonio Goodwin says AT&T records show he worked for an AT&T company and argues that lower-court judges denied him fair treatment under the Fifth Amendment by rejecting his motions and not penalizing alleged false statements by AT&T representatives.
- Who it affects
- Goodwin received no Supreme Court decision on his claims; the Court did not decide whether they were valid or endorse either side.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
He asks the Supreme Court to review those issues.
Goodwin says AT&T records show he worked for an AT&T company. He also claims lower-court judges denied him fair treatment by rejecting his motions and not penalizing alleged false statements by AT&T representatives.
Goodwin's petition asked the Court to review a Ninth Circuit case and his claims that the lower-court proceedings violated the Fifth Amendment.
Question presented
1. Whether Antonio Goodwin was employed by AT&T, AT&T Mobility LLC, AT&T Inc., AT&T Corp., or any AT&T-related entities/Companies? 2. WHY THE FIFTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS VIOLATED REGRADING THE MOTION TO RECALL THE MANDATE IN THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT FILED ON JUNE 9, 2026? 3. Why The Fifth Amendment due process Clause was violated where Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin filed a dispositive motion on September 10, 2025 that should have been granted in Plaintiff-Appellant Antonio Goodwin’ s favor? 4. WHY THE FEDERAL FALSE-STATEMENT, PERJURY, AND DECLARATION-UNDER-PENALTY-OF-PERJURY WAS NOT IMPOSE AGAINST AT&T, PAMELA M. PHILLIPS AND STACEY CAMPBELL I & Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause Violated?
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