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Ohio, ex rel. Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr. v. Maureen O’Connor, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Ohio, No. 2020-0389 · judgment August 19, 2020

Certiorari denied · March 22, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

I. Whether it constitutes a violation of the Due Process Clause when a majority of judges on a judicial panel are also named parties in a case before the panel and, at the same time, refuse to recuse themselves from participating in the case qua judges on the panel so as to participate in the adjudication of the case on the merits (and ultimately rule in their own favor qua parties in the case)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Curt Carl Hartman
The Law Firm of Curt C. Hartman

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 03 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
  3. Jan 07 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 16, 2021)