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Sharon Brown v. Cherokee County School District
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of South Carolina, No. 2017-001466 · judgment January 15, 2020
Certiorari denied · November 1, 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
- WHETHER PETITIONER’S DUE PROCESS RIGHTS AND EQUAL PROTECTION RIGHTS VIOLATED UNDER 42 USCA § 1983 WHEN THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTESS FAILED TO FILE A RECORD CERTIIFED BY THE CHIEF OFFICIAL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITHIN 30 DAYS OF APPELLANT FILING AN APPEAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT? FAILURE TO FILE A COMPLETE RECORD SIGNED BY AN OFFICIAL OF THE AGENCY RESULTS IN THE TEACHER TERMINATION BEING NULL AND VOID. A. WHETHER CONTINUING CONTRACT TEACHER BROWN’S DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTION RIGTS VIOLATED UNDER 42 USCA § 1983 WHEN S.C. CODE OF LAWS, TITLE 1 CHAPTER 23 SECTION 1-23-320 (G) WAS IGNORED? S.C. CODE OF LAWS, TITLE 1 CHAPTER 23 SECTION 1-23- 320 (G) IS UPHELD AND HONORED FOR OTHER OCCUPATIONS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. WAS BROWN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BY RESPONDENT DISTRICT AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COURTS BECAUSE OF OCCUPATION AND RACE? B. WAS THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT CORRECT WHEN IT HELD IN AN ORDER FILED ON NOVEMEBER 13, 2014, THAT A PETITONER SEEKING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AN AGENCY ACTION MUST FILE WITH THE TRIAL COURT THE AGENCY RECORD AS DEFIND BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS AND PROCEDURES ACT? C. WAS PETITONER, BROWN, DUE PROCESS AND EQUAL PROTECTIONS RIGHTS VIOLATED UNDER 42 USCA § 1983 BY THE STATE COURTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN SOUTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS ALLOWED RESPONDENT DISTRICT TO FILE A TEACHER DISMISSAL TRANSCRIPT YEARS LATER AT THE COURT OF APPEALS? THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA WERE AWARE THAT THE CLERKS OFFICE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CONFIRMED THAT RESPONDENT DISTRICT NEVER FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD AT THE LOWER COURT (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS). D. WHETHER THE SUPREME COURT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE SOUTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS, AND THE CIRCUIT COURT (COURT OF COMMON PLEAS) COULD LEGALLY ENGAGE IN
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Sharon Brown
For respondent
Andrea E. White
White & Sotry, LLC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jan 10 2022Rehearing DENIED.
- Dec 08 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
- Nov 24 2021Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Nov 01 2021Petition DENIED.
- Oct 13 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
- Sep 28 2021Waiver of right of respondent Cherokee County School District to respond filed.
- Aug 25 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 29, 2021)