Chidester v. Troia, et al.
Plaintiff: CYNTHIA SABRINA CHIDESTER
Defendant: JENNIFER TROIA, as Director of Department of Social Services, CITY OF WESTMINSTER, a municipal corporation, COUNTY OF ORANGE, a charatered county, SILVIA CORDOVA, as Director, Adult Protective Services, AARON HOGUE, as Executive Director, Public Authority, DEMETRA MOUTSOULAS, KARLA MERRITT, BELINDA WALKER and DOES, 1-10, inclusive
Case Number: 26-1952
Filed: March 31, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Docket Report

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May 11, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER FILED. Appellant has filed a corrected opening brief at DE 4. The clerk will strike the opening brief at DE 3. [Entered: 05/11/2026 04:21 PM]
May 11, 2026 Filing 5 CLERK ACTION: Corrected Opening Brief submitted at DE 4 by Appellant Cynthia Sabrina Chidester is filed. [Entered: 05/11/2026 04:17 PM]
May 11, 2026 Filing 4 CORRECTED OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Cynthia Sabrina Chidester. [Entered: 05/11/2026 04:15 PM]
May 8, 2026 Filing 3 STRICKEN PER ORDER [DE 6] --- OPENING BRIEF submitted for filing by Appellant Cynthia Sabrina Chidester. [Entered: 05/11/2026 04:14 PM] [Edited: 05/11/2026 04:22 PM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 2 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief (No Transcript Due) (Appellant) 5/11/2026. For appeal no. 26-1952, 8:25-cv-02681-VBF-KES. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 03/31/2026 12:41 PM]
March 31, 2026 Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 8:25-cv-02681-VBF-KES has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-1952 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 03/31/2026 12:38 PM]

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Plaintiff: CYNTHIA SABRINA CHIDESTER
Represented By: Cynthia Sabrina Chidester
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Defendant: JENNIFER TROIA, as Director of Department of Social Services
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Defendant: CITY OF WESTMINSTER, a municipal corporation
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Defendant: COUNTY OF ORANGE, a charatered county
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Defendant: SILVIA CORDOVA, as Director, Adult Protective Services
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Defendant: AARON HOGUE, as Executive Director, Public Authority
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Defendant: DEMETRA MOUTSOULAS
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Defendant: KARLA MERRITT
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Defendant: BELINDA WALKER
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