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Stephen Kantos v. Leonard Major, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Michigan, No. 346680 · judgment August 20, 2020
Certiorari denied · December 13, 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
- Did the court of appeals manifestly err in affirming the trial court’s erroneous order that denied plaintiff his constitutional right to a jury trial under us const am 7 and 1963 mich const, art. 1, sec. 14 by dismissing his case with prejudice as a sanction on the ground that plaintiff was not present in the courtroom on the morning of the date of the jury trial without considering any of the factors set forth in vicencio v ramirez, 211 mich app 501; 536 nw2d 280 (1995).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Stephen Kantos
For respondent
Lauren Suzanne Kuley
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Dec 13 2021Petition DENIED.
- Nov 23 2021DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
- Nov 19 2021Waiver of right of respondent Leonard Major, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 25 2021Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 26, 2021)