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Alfonso Ignacio Viggers v. Al-Azhar F. Pacha, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Michigan, No. 334522 · judgment August 15, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether the plaintiff in a civil action for defamation and wrongful termination has been deprived of the equal protection of the laws and of his reputation where the state court (1) concedes defendant a qualified privilege which under the circumstances is inapplicable, (2) palpably ignores evidence of the defendant's actual malice, and (3) favors the defendant via cross-motions for summary disposition despite the trial court's acknowledgment that there is a genuine issue of material fact.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Alfonso Ignacio Viggers
For respondent
Deborah L. Brouwer
Nemeth Law, P.C.
Case
Subject area
First Amendment (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, October 1, 2018 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 01 2018Petition DENIED.
- Jul 11 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
- Jun 29 2018Reply of petitioner Alfonso Ignacio Viggers filed.
- Jun 21 2018Brief of respondents Al-Azhar Pacha, et al. in opposition filed.
- May 14 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 21, 2018)