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Ram Mehta, et ux. v. WestRock Co., et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Delaware, No. 54, 2021 · judgment September 20, 2021

Certiorari denied · May 31, 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

  1. Is the refusal to distribute billions of dollars in escrow to the rightful shareholders an act of embezzlement and fraud?

  2. Is it a violation of Due Process for a judge to have a pre-written ruling prior to the start of a hearing and then sign said ruling as pre-written?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ram Mehta

For respondent
William Michael Lafferty
Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
21A325

Proceedings

  1. May 31 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 10 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/26/2022.
  3. May 04 2022
    Reply of petitioners Ram Mehta, et ux. filed.
    Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count
  4. Apr 22 2022
    Brief of respondents WestRock Company, et al. in opposition filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of ServiceOther
  5. Mar 19 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  6. Jan 18 2022
    Application (21A325) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until March 21, 2022.
  7. Jan 08 2022
    Application (21A325) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 20, 2022 to March 21, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.
    Main DocumentLower Court Orders/OpinionsProof of Service