No. 25-1163
 
Title: Carlos Pena, Petitioner
v.
City of Los Angeles, California
Docketed: April 9, 2026
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-2422)
   Decision Date: November 4, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: January 23, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
Apr 06 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 11, 2026)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Apr 20 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 11, 2026 to June 10, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
Main Document
Apr 21 2026 Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 10, 2026.
May 08 2026 Brief amici curiae of Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 08 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 08 2026 Brief amici curiae of Professor James W. Ely, Jr., et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 11 2026 Brief amici curiae of Leo Lech, et al. filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
May 11 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Chief Thomas J. Tiderington filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 10 2026 Brief of respondent City of Los Angeles, California in opposition filed.
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 23 2026 Reply of petitioner Carlos Pena filed. (Distributed)
Main Document Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service
Jun 24 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Jeffrey Hallett Redfern
Counsel of Record
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
jredfern@ij.org
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Carlos Pena


Anna Aleksandrovna Bidwell
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Rd.
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
ABIDWELL@IJ.ORG
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Carlos Pena


Patrick Michael Jaicomo
Institute for Justice
901 North Glebe Road
Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
PJAICOMO@IJ.ORG
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Carlos Pena


Marie Leora Miller
Institute for Justice
3200 N Central Ave., Suite 2160
Phoenix, AZ 85012
mmiller@ij.org
Ph: (480) 557-8300
Party name: Carlos Pena


Suranjan Matthew Sen
Institute for Justice
901 N. Glebe Road, Suite 900
Arlington, VA 22203
ssen@ij.org
Ph: 7036829320
Party name: Carlos Pena


Attorneys for Respondent
Michael Martin Walsh
Counsel of Record
City of Los Angeles, City Attorney
200 North Spring Street, 14th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90012
michael.walsh@lacity.org
Ph: (213) 978-2209
Party name: City of Los Angeles


Other Attorneys
Michael M. Berger
Counsel of Record
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
2049 Century Park East
Suite 1700
Los Angeles, CA 90067
MMBERGER@MANATT.COM
Ph: (310) 312-4185
Party name: Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute and Owners Counsel of America


Alexa Leann Gervasi
Counsel of Record
Cobb & Johns PLLC
13341 West US-290, Building 2
Austin, TX 78737
alexa@cobbjohns.com
Ph: (512) 399-3150
Party name: Chief Thomas J. Tiderington


Wesley Patrick Hottot
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
1425 Broadway
#429
Seattle, WA 98122
WHottot@pacificlegal.org
Ph: 916-419-7111
Party name: Pacific Legal Foundation


Sarah Marie Konsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic
University of Chicago Law School
1111 E. 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637
KONSKY@UCHICAGO.EDU
Ph: 773-834-3190
Party name: Leo Lech, Kimberly Layson, and Stephen Ranieri


Diane Lee McGimsey
Counsel of Record
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1888 Century Park East
21st Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
MCGIMSEYD@SULLCROM.COM
Ph: 3107126600
Party name: Professors James W. Ely, Jr., Julia D. Mahoney, and Shelley Ross Saxer