Washington v. Fern, et al.

Washington v. Fern, et al.

Plaintiff:	RODERICK WASHINGTON
Defendant:	SHEN JAY FERN, Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles official; and official capacity, JACKIE LACEY, District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles, individual and official capacity, JOSE I. SANDOVAL, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, GREG RICHMAN, Superior Court Judge, individual and official capacity, DOE 1, 1-10, inclusive individual capacity and official capacity, DOE 2, individual and official capacity, Sgt. GELARKIN, individual and official capacity, STEINERT, individual and official capacity, STEVEN GATES, Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles individual and official capacity, SHELLY TORREALBA, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, ENRIQUEZ MARQUIER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, MIGUEL ESPINOZA, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, LAURA PRIVER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, MICHAEL PASTOR, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, NORMAN SHAPRIO, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, KATHERINE MADER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity, FLOYD RAYFORD FOUNTAIN, Private Attorney, individual and official capacity, MADELINE CHANG, Los Angeles County Criminal Indigent Defense Attorney, individual and official capacity, ANN AGUILAR, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity, DAWYN R. HARRISON, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity, MARK W. LOMAX, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual official capacity, EDWIN A. LEWIS, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity, KELSEY NAU, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity and JOSEPH A. LANGTON, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
Case Number:	26-4478
Filed:	July 14, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Prisoner-Civil Rights

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July 14, 2026	Filing 2 PREFILING REVIEW DOCKETING NOTICE. This case has been opened and assigned the Ninth Circuit case number 26-4478. This case is subject to a pre-filing review order entered in case number 98-80627, and will be reviewed by the Court to determine whether it will be permitted to proceed. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:22 PM]
July 14, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:24-cv-03746-CBM-MAA 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 26-4478 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: 07/14/2026 03:20 PM]

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July 14, 2026

Filing 2 PREFILING REVIEW DOCKETING NOTICE. This case has been opened and assigned the Ninth Circuit case number 26-4478. This case is subject to a pre-filing review order entered in case number 98-80627, and will be reviewed by the Court to determine whether it will be permitted to proceed. [Entered: 07/14/2026 03:22 PM]

July 14, 2026

Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 2:24-cv-03746-CBM-MAA 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 26-4478 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: 07/14/2026 03:20 PM]

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Plaintiff: RODERICK WASHINGTON
Represented By:	Roderick Washington
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Defendant: SHEN JAY FERN, Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles official; and official capacity
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Defendant: JACKIE LACEY, District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: JOSE I. SANDOVAL, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: GREG RICHMAN, Superior Court Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: DOE 1, 1-10, inclusive individual capacity and official capacity
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Defendant: DOE 2, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: Sgt. GELARKIN, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: STEINERT, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: STEVEN GATES, Deputy District Attorney for the County of Los Angeles individual and official capacity
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Defendant: SHELLY TORREALBA, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: ENRIQUEZ MARQUIER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: MIGUEL ESPINOZA, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: LAURA PRIVER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: MICHAEL PASTOR, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: NORMAN SHAPRIO, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: KATHERINE MADER, Superior Court of California County of Los Angeles Judge, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: FLOYD RAYFORD FOUNTAIN, Private Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: MADELINE CHANG, Los Angeles County Criminal Indigent Defense Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: ANN AGUILAR, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: DAWYN R. HARRISON, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: MARK W. LOMAX, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual official capacity
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Defendant: EDWIN A. LEWIS, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: KELSEY NAU, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
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Defendant: JOSEPH A. LANGTON, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Litigating Attorney, individual and official capacity
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