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Brenda Sewell v. Brad Bull, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Alabama, No. 1160876 · judgment January 12, 2018


Certiorari denied · April 23, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

Petitioner filed a multi-count complaint. Respondents answered with multiple defenses and moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment without opinion. The state supreme court affirmed without opinion. Petitioner’s application for rehearing was denied without opinion. The question presented is whether due process under §1 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution entitles the plaintiff to a judgment that explains why her case was dismissed and allows her, in at least one point in the judicial proceeding, a fair opportunity to challenge with specificity that the trial court erred or that the appellate court overlooked or misapprehended a point of law or fact.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Isaac P. Espy
Espy, Scogin and Cain, P.C.

For respondent
Chad L. Hobbs
Rosen Harwood, P.A.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 23 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 04 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/20/2018.
  3. Mar 20 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Brad Bull, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Mar 13 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 16, 2018)