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Huguette Molina Amador v. Ahmad Abou Abbass

Updated Nov 12, 2026

In brief

Where it stands
Petition Pending

Awaiting an order on the petition

No decision timeline until the Court agrees to hear the case.

What it’s about
Huguette Molina Amador asks the Supreme Court to review the end of her civil claims by summary judgment, arguing that restrictions on sealed medical records impaired her ability to challenge the evidence and respond.
What's at stake
Amador's state-court civil claims ended by summary judgment, and her request for Supreme Court review remains unresolved.

Summary: written with AI from the case record.

What it's about

She also argues that missing appellate-record materials and procedural rules prevented meaningful review of her case.

Amador's petition raises due-process concerns about sealed medical records, her chance to oppose summary judgment, and missing materials in the appellate record.

Question presented

1. Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a state court to terminate substantial civil claims by summary judgment on the basis of expert evidence derived from medical records maintained under seal when the opposing self-represented litigant contends that the sealing and related procedural rulings materially impaired her ability to challenge the authenticity, completeness, and reliability of those same records and to present responsive evidence. 2. Whether procedural due process is satisfied when a court relies on a litigant's failure to produce expert evidence or comply with procedural reguirements to enter summary judgment, where that litigant contends that court-imposed restrictions concerning the underlying evidentiary record materially impaired her ability to obtain and present the evidence necessary to oppose summary judgment. 3. Whether meaningful appellate review and procedural due process are denied when allegedly material motions, objections, or supporting documents are absent from the appellate record, a self-represented litigant's requests to augment that record are denied, and the appellate court thereafter invokes forfeiture or an inadequate record to affirm the termination of her claims without trial.

What happens next

The Court's next step is to decide whether to hear the petition. No oral argument or decision date is set.

Documents

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Docket activity

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    Nov 12, 2026 · Court records

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  • Brief added: Petition

    Oct 8, 2026 · Court records

Sources

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