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Jim Feehan v. Rick Marcone, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Connecticut, No. 20216, 20217, 20218 · judgment January 30, 2019

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
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

BY PETITIONER FOR REVIEW

  1. Whether the Connecticut Supreme Court erred in disregarding the equal protection principles applied in Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000) and requiring proof of intentional misconduct to order a new election in a state legislative district, where 75 voters were denied their constitutional right to vote when they were given the wrong ballots in an election decided by 13 votes;

  2. Whether the Connecticut Supreme Court erred in refusing to remedy an unconstitutional election in the 120th Assembly District in contravention of the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Proloy Kumar Das
Ford Harrison, LLP

For respondent
William M. Bloss
Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, PC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 07 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. Aug 07 2019
    Reply of petitioner Jim Feehan filed. (Distributed)
  4. Jul 24 2019
    Brief of respondent Philip L. Young III in opposition filed.
  5. Jul 24 2019
    Brief of respondents Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, State Treasurer Denise Nappier, State Comptroller Kevin Lembo in opposition filed.
  6. Jun 19 2019
    Motion of the State respondents to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 24, 2019, for all respondents.
  7. Jun 13 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 24, 2019.
  8. Jun 13 2019
    Motion of the State respondents to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Jun 10 2019
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019, submitted to The Clerk.
  10. May 24 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 24, 2019)