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Anthony Cajigas v. Florida

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Florida, No. SC17-1943 · judgment November 6, 2017


Certiorari denied · April 16, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Was it an error in violation of Petitioner's procedural due process rights when the Florida Supreme Court dismissed Petitioner's case pursuant to its claim that its jurisdiction was lacking? If the Florida Supreme Court was correct in its assertion that it lacked jurisdiction to entertain Petitioner's case, then did Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals err in violation of Petitioner's procedural due process rights as to any of the following: By striking Petitioner's Initial Appellate Brief as untimely? By denying Petitioner's appeal in its entirety? By denying Petitioner's Motion for Clarification and Request for Issuance of Written Opinion?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Anthony Cajigas

For respondent
Rebecca Rock McGuigan
Office of Florida Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 16 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 28 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/13/2018.
  3. Feb 21 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Florida to respond filed.
  4. Feb 02 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 12, 2018)