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Donald C. Marro v. Caesar's Entertainment Operating Company

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 17-3401 · judgment January 3, 2018


Certiorari denied · January 7, 2019
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

Does it violate equal protection and access, is it a property deprivation (i.e., the civil action for damages) and FRBP and 28 Usc 158 violation when a Bankruptcy Court clerk effectively closes the Clerk's Office and the court it serves to timely receipt of USPS mail filings.. Is it a further property deprivation (i.e., of the Caesar's bankruptcy settlement distribution) when a Bankruptcy Court Clerk precludes appeal of an expunged bankruptcy claim by effectively closing the Clerk's Office and the court it serves to timely receipt of USPS mail filings. Is it a breach of accepted judicial practice to deny jurisdiction and yet to decide the central issue on appeal, i.e., the basis on which jurisdiction was denied. Is it a further breach of accepted judicial practice for pro se status and/or to allow the demonization of a pro se litigant so as to blind the courts to a factual predicate that amounts to a legal absurdity and memorializes constitutional deprivations

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Donald C. Marro

For respondent
Scott Lerner
Kirland & Ellis, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 12 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Nov 28 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Caesar's Entertainment Operating Company to respond filed.
  4. May 01 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 17, 2018)