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Eileen Vey v. Jerry Tyskiewiez

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 16-3133 · judgment September 1, 2016


Certiorari denied · June 25, 2018
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

WHETHER INHERITANCE TAX IN ONLY SIX STATES SHOULD BE PAID BY ANYONE, SINCE IT IS UNAMERICAN ACCORDING TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJORITY OF STATES THAT DO NOT HAVE IT. WHETHER PETITIONER SHOULD PAY THE INHERITACE TAX, SINCE THE HOUSE PROPERTY (THE ONLY PROPERTY INHERITED) WAS ORIGINALLY HERS.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Eileen Vey

For respondent
Virginia Spencer Scott
Allegheny County Department of Law

Case

Subject area
Economic Activity (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, June 25, 2018 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Jun 25 2018
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Jun 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/21/2018.
  3. May 09 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Jerry Tyskiewiez to respond filed.
  4. Apr 09 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2018)