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Cynthia Diveglia v. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing

Paid petition · Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, No. 1821 C.D. 2016 · judgment August 22, 2017

Certiorari denied · October 1, 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

Whether Pennsylvania's Implied Consent Law is unconstitutional because the civil penalties are excessive and coerce licensees to consent to warrantless blood draws that vitiates any implied consent.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Cynthia A. Diveglia

For respondent
Terrance Martin Edwards
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 01 2018
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 27 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/24/2018.
  3. Jun 20 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Driver Licensing to respond filed.
  4. Jun 11 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 13, 2018)