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Gregory Patmythes v. City of Madison, Wisconsin

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 20-2223 · judgment October 19, 2020

Certiorari denied · May 24, 2021
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 pro se litigant who in good faith fol­ lowed the procedure and practice of the district court when filing posttrial motion(s) can be penalized for a CM/ECF failure that renders the clerk’s office inac­ cessible or the clerk refuses a paper. Whether in the interests of justice this Court should exercise its leadership and supervisory author­ ity to immediately establish a clear and concise nation­ wide standard to address inaccessibility of the clerk’s office for purposes of electronic filing because litigants are losing important appellate rights.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gregory Patmythes

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 24 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 04 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
  3. Mar 18 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2021)