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Geoffrey M. Young v. Amy McGrath

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Kentucky, No. 2021-CA-0228 · judgment June 25, 2021

Certiorari denied · March 21, 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.

Questions presented

Geoffrey M. Young filed a ballot challenge against Amy McGrath on September 28, 2020.

  1. May any trial court in Kentucky dismiss a ballot challenge for failure to state a claim without ever having construed it in the light most favorable to the movant?

  2. May a circuit court dismiss a ballot challenge on the grounds of mootness after letting it sit until the general election has taken place?

  3. May the Kentucky Court of Appeals ever refuse to consider and adjudicate a motion to set aside that was filed pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 118.176(4)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Geoffrey M. Young

For respondent
Kathleen C. Tranter
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Mar 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  3. Feb 21 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Amy McGrath to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Jan 14 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 16, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixProof of Service