Lawrence T. Newman v. Robert W. York

PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI Petitioner, Lawrence T. Newman, respectfully requests that this Court issue a writ of certiorari to review the judgments of the Indiana Court of Appeals and of the Indiana Supreme Court approving an award of $167,437.50 in appellate attorney fees against Newman in the absence of Constitutional due process afforded to Newman in all of the legal proceedings leading up to said award and without any findings of specific wrongdoing by Newman relative to the bases for said award. OPINIONS BELOW The Order of the trial court dated October 22, 2019, awarding appellate attorney fees is set forth in Appendix A. The Order of the Indiana Court of Appeals dated October 7, 2020, affirming the trial court is set forth in Appendix B. The Order of the Indiana Court of Appeals dated December 7, 2020, denying Newman’s Petition for Rehearing is set forth in Appendix C. The Order of the Indiana Supreme Court dated April 20, 2021, denying transfer is set forth in Appendix D. JURISDICTION This cause arises from an award of appellate attorney fees against Newman by the trial court, which award was upheld by the Indiana Court of Appeals and by the Indiana Supreme Court. Accordingly, the jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under 28 U.S.C § 1257(a).