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Andrew C. Najda v. Nikolaos J. Paterakis
Paid petition · Appeals Court of Massachusetts, No. 16-P-1068 · judgment March 21, 2018
Certiorari denied · April 1, 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
When a state affords a right of appeal, does a state supreme court denying appellate review, before it, to parties that raise an error of law that is manifestly erroneous state supreme court precedent deny these parties equal protection of the law and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment because they do not receive a meaningful opportunity to be heard on appeal?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew C. Najda
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Jun 10 2019Rehearing DENIED.
- May 21 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/6/2019.
- Apr 26 2019Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Apr 01 2019Petition DENIED.
- Mar 13 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/29/2019.
- Nov 24 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 27, 2019)
- Sep 26 2018Application (18A314) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until November 26, 2018.
- Sep 22 2018Application (18A314) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 27, 2018 to November 26, 2018, submitted to Justice Breyer.