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Mirek Machala v. Libuse Kral, et al.

Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 18-CV-1277 · judgment November 25, 2019


Certiorari denied · May 18, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether Petitioner's due process right was violated when the District of Columbia Court of Appeals denied his petition for rehearing within no time and without providing any reasons for such denial?

  2. Whether a denial of due process which does not amend any generally applicable substantive or procedural laws, but deprives Petitioner of the right to pursue his pending lawsuit, violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?

  3. Whether summary judgment was reached in violation of the requirements of procedural due process?

  4. Whether judgment rendered in violation of the due process is void in the District of Columbia?

  5. Whether Petitioner was denied equal protection of law and due process of law when the trial court repeatedly denied Petitioner’s due process, including motions to compel discovery, without any evidence of surprise or prejudice to opposite parties?

  6. Whether D.C. Court of Appeals Memorandum Opinion and Judgment are not supported by substantial evidence in the record, is not in accordance to the law, and an abuse of discretion?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Mirek Machala

For respondent
Nathan John Bresee
Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 18 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 22 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
  3. Apr 07 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Libuse Kral to respond filed.
  4. Apr 06 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Nicholas Brown to respond filed.
  5. Mar 16 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2020)