No. 26-180
 
Title: Edward Allyn Hudacko, Petitioner
v.
Regents of the University of California, et al.
Docketed: August 10, 2026
Linked with: 25A1345
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
   Case Numbers: (24-7360)
   Decision Date: October 21, 2025
   Rehearing Denied: March 11, 2026
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 29 2026 Application (25A1345) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 9, 2026 to August 7, 2026, submitted to Justice Kagan.
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Jun 03 2026 Application (25A1345) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until August 7, 2026.
Aug 07 2026 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 9, 2026)
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Aug 25 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Christine Underhill, fka Christine Hudacko to respond filed.
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Aug 26 2026 Brief amicus curiae of NC Values Institute filed.
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Aug 27 2026 Waiver of right of respondents The Regents of the University of California, et al. to respond filed.
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Aug 28 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Daniel Harkins to respond filed.
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Sep 03 2026 Waiver of right of respondent Nathaniel Bigger to respond filed.
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Sep 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of Sutherland Institute filed.
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Sep 09 2026 Brief amici curiae of Independent Women's Law Center, et al. filed.
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Sep 09 2026 Brief amicus curiae of American College of Pediatricians filed.
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Sep 09 2026 Brief amici curiae of Our Duty–USA, et al. filed.
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Sep 16 2026 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/9/2026.
Sep 17 2026 Response Requested. (Due October 19, 2026)
Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioner
Gene Clayton Schaerr
Counsel of Record
Schaerr | Jaffe
1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

GSCHAERR@SCHAERR-JAFFE.COM
Ph: 202-787-1060
Party name: Edward Hudacko


Attorneys for Respondents
Robert M. Dato
Counsel of Record
Buchalter LLP
18400 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800
Irvine, CA 92612

RDATO@BUCHALTER.COM
Ph: 7148782971
Party name: The Regents of the University of California, Stephen Rosenthal, M.D., Janet Yi Man Lee, M.D., Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D., and Asaf Orr


Lisa M. Kralik
Counsel of Record
Cochran Davis & Associates, P.C.
1611 S. Catalina Avenue, Suite 210
Redondo Beach, CA 90077

lisa@cochranlaw1.com
Ph: 3103730900
Party name: Nathaniel Bigger


Frederick William Schwinn
Counsel of Record
Consumer Law Center, Inc.
38 West Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113-1806

FRED.SCHWINN@SJCONSUMERLAW.COM
Ph: 4082946100
Party name: Christine Underhill, fka Christine Hudacko


Mark Robert Wilson
Counsel of Record
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
101 Montgomery St, Suite 2550
San Francisco, CA 94704

mark.wilson@manningkass.com
Ph: 4152176990
Party name: Daniel Harkins


Other Attorneys
Deborah Dewart
Counsel of Record
111 Magnolia Lane
Hubert, NC 28539

LAWYERDEBORAH@OUTLOOK.COM
Ph: 9103264554
Party name: NC Values Institute


William C. Duncan
Counsel of Record
420 E South Temple, Suite 510
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

bill@sifreedom.org
Ph: (801) 355-1272
Party name: Sutherland Institute


Mary Elizabeth McAlister
Counsel of Record
Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc.
5425 Peachtree Pkwy, Suite 110
Norcross, GA 30092

mmcalister@childparentrights.org
Ph: 770 448 4525
Party name: Our Duty–USA, Dr. Michael Laidlaw, and Colorado Principled Physicians


Christopher E. Mills
Counsel of Record
Spero Law LLC
557 East Bay Street #22251
Charleston, SC 29413

cmills@spero.law
Ph: 8436060640
Party name: American College of Pediatricians


Ilya Shapiro
Counsel of Record
Manhattan Institute
52 Vanderbilt Ave.
New York, NY 10017

ishapiro@manhattan-institute.org
Ph: 212599-7000
Party name: Independent Women's Law Center and Manhattan Institute