No. 25-1240
 
Title: Azadeh Khatibi, et al., Petitioners
v.
Kristina D. Lawson, President of the Medical Board of California, et al.
Docketed: May 1, 2026
Linked with: 25A1032
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-3108)
   Decision Date: July 25, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: December 29, 2025
 
Proceedings and Orders
Mar 16 2026 Application (25A1032) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 29, 2026 to April 29, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Mar 23 2026 Application (25A1032) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until April 29, 2026.
Apr 28 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)
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May 15 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
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May 18 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Randy Hawkins, President of the Medical Board of California, et al. to respond filed.
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May 28 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Brief amici curiae of Center for Equal Opportunity, et al. filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Judicial Watch, Inc. filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Brief amicus curiae of The Buckeye Institute filed.
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Jun 01 2026 Brief amici curiae Montana, et al. filed.
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Jun 09 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
Jun 11 2026 Response Requested. (Due July 13, 2026)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Joshua Paul Thompson
Counsel of Record
Pacific Legal Foundation
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1290
Sacramento, CA 95814
jthompson@pacificlegal.org
Ph: 9164197111
Party name: Azadeh Khatibi, et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Anya Binsacca
Counsel of Record
California Department of Justice
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 11000
San Francisco, CA 94102
anya.binsacca@doj.ca.gov
Ph: 415-510-4417
Party name: Randy Hawkins, President of the Medical Board of California, et al.


Other Attorneys
Thomas Arthur Berry
Counsel of Record
Cato Institute
1000 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
tberry@cato.org
Ph: 443-254-6330
Party name: Cato Institute


Christian Brian Corrigan
Counsel of Record
Montana Department of Justice
215 N Sanders
Helena, MT 59601
Christian.CORRIGAN@MT.GOV
Ph: 4064442026
Party name: State of Montana, et al.


Meredith Leigh Di Liberto
Counsel of Record
Judicial Watch, Inc.
425 Third Street SW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
MDILIBERTO@JUDICIALWATCH.ORG
Ph: 2026465172
Party name: Judicial Watch, Inc.


Andrew L. Schlafly
Counsel of Record
939 Old Chester Road
Far Hills, NJ 07931
aschlafly@aol.com
Ph: 908-719-8608
Party name: Association of American Physicians and Surgeons


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017
ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Center for Equal Opportunity and Manhattan Institute


David Christian Tryon
Counsel of Record
The Buckeye Institute
88 East Broad Street, Suite 1300
Columbus, OH 43215
d.tryon@buckeyeinstitute.org
Ph: (614) 224-4422
Party name: The Buckeye Institute