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Michael Murphy v. Richard Sarta, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Division, No. E2020-00445-COA-R3-CV · judgment October 14, 2020


Certiorari denied · November 22, 2021
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

► r 0 M7ED WHETHER THE TENNESSEE STATE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS ARE USING A CONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE PROCEDURE_,TENN.R.CIV.P. 59.04, TO DENY CITIZENS SIMILARLY SITUATED HEREIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND TO VIOLATE THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS WITHOUT RECOURSE AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL,THEREBY THWARTING JURISDICTION AND BLOCKING THEIR ACCESS TO JUSTICE.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Murphy

For respondent
Kenneth W. Ward
Trammell, Adkins & Ward, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 02 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
  3. Oct 15 2021
    Brief of respondents Richard Sarta, et al. in opposition filed.
  4. Sep 13 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021.
  5. Sep 07 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Aug 13 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2021)