Smith v. Diaz

Summary

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California vacated an evidentiary hearing and directed that pending factual issues be resolved by jury trial following the Supreme Court's decision in Perttu v. Richards. The Court scheduled a case management conference for July 1, 2025, and provided proposed dates for a pretrial conference and a two-week trial, which it directed the parties to discuss and accommodate.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the scheduled evidentiary hearing should be vacated and pending factual issues proceed to a jury trial in light of Perttu v. Richards.
2. How the case should be scheduled to allow trial to occur by the end of 2025.

Disposition

other