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Shirley Dimps v. Taconic Correctional Facility, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 19-975 · judgment February 5, 2020

Certiorari denied · October 5, 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. The District Court did not allow petitioner to have a trial by jury why not? Petitioner paid the fee to file the complaint and indicated on the complaint “trial by jury.”

  2. Petitioner was not provided with the procedural due process of the law by by the District Court why not?

  3. The district court did not give petitioner the opportunity to be able to call witnesses. Why not?

  4. Why did Judge Roman deny petitioner an attorney when requested? This case is complex. The district court was asked more than once.

  5. The District Court violated petitioner U.S. Constitutional rights which were for the First, Fifth, Seventh and Fourteenth which is not limited to. Why did this happen?

  6. The district court should have known that petitioner employers had

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Shirley Dimps

For respondent
Barbara Dale Underwood
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 02 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
  3. Aug 26 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Taconic Correctional Facility, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Aug 18 2020
    Waiver of right of respondent Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. (CSEA) to respond filed.
  5. Jul 21 2020
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2020)