Peters v. Cohen
Petition for certiorari denied on October 14, 2025
Issues: (1) Whether the state controller of California's actions under color of the California Unclaimed Property Law violate the due process clause of the 14th Amendment because they deprive owners of their property without affording constitutionally adequate notice; and (2) whether the controller’s actions violate the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment because state employees and their commissioned private auditors seize, sell, and destroy private property without just compensation.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 06/05/2025 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 11, 2025) |
| 08/04/2025 | Waiver of right of respondent Malia M. Cohen to respond filed. |
| 08/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025. |
| 08/11/2025 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by FK Financial, Inc. (Distributed) |
| 08/11/2025 | Amicus brief of Mary Bleick, et al. not accepted for filing. (To be corrected - August 29, 2025) |
| 08/11/2025 | Brief amici curiae of Mary Bleick, et al. filed. (Corrected) (Distributed) |
| 08/11/2025 | Brief amicus curiae of Choice Plus LLC filed. (Distributed) |
| 10/06/2025 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/10/2025. |
| 10/14/2025 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by FK Financial, Inc. DENIED. |
| 10/14/2025 | Petition DENIED. |