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Josephine Tripodi, et al. v. North Coventry Township, Pennsylvania

Paid petition · Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, No. 1073 C.D. 2019 · judgment March 9, 2021

Certiorari denied · February 28, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Does the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment prohibit a state court from compelling a real property owner to pay thousands of dollars for mold inspection and remediation when there are no federal, state, or even municipal laws prescribing an owner’s duty to inspect and remediate for mold?

  2. Does the Due Process Clause limit a state court’s power to impose obligations and liabilities upon an intervening party?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael James Confusione
Hegge & Confusione, LLC

For respondent
Eric M. Brown
Siana Law, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 28 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 09 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022.
  3. Dec 21 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 26, 2022)
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