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Toni Sharretts Collins v. William Zolnier

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Ninth District, No. 09-17-00418-CV · judgment May 30, 2019

Certiorari denied · June 8, 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.

Question presented

Whether a party has absolute judicial privilege when a defamatory communication is made that has no logical relation to the proceeding.

For petitioner
Toni Sharretts Collins
Law Office of Toni L. Sharretts Collins

For respondent
Jay M. Wright

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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19A953

Jun 08 2020
Petition DENIED.
May 19 2020
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/4/2020.
May 13 2020
Waiver of right of respondent William Zolnier to respond filed.
May 04 2020
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 8, 2020)
Feb 28 2020
Application (19A953) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 3, 2020.
Feb 24 2020
Application (19A953) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 5, 2020 to May 3, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
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