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In Re Gregory Charles Kapordelis

Paid petition


Certiorari denied · February 22, 2022
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 this Court should issue a writ of mandamus directing Eleventh Circuit judges Grant and Lagoa to exercise appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and to thereby effect a merits review of otherwise appealable recusal orders issued by the district court in the underlying civil proceeding, where (i) appellate jurisdiction under § 1291 is nondiscretionary! (ii) appellate jurisdiction is not pre­ dicated on the COA requirements set forth at 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c); (iii) the recusal orders were rendered appealable (i.e., ripe) once they were targeted in the notice of appeal after entry of a final order disposing of all claims in the case; and (iv) this Court has deemed it "treason" to the Constitution for a federal court to decline the exercise of statutory jurisdiction established by Congress.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Gregory Charles Kapordelis

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED. Justice Kagan took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Feb 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 28 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  4. Jan 20 2022
    Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due February 25, 2022)