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Wessie Sims v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-2223 · judgment April 5, 2022


Certiorari denied · December 5, 2022
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 the Court of Appeals is in conflict with Catlin. Whether the District Court is in conflict with Catlin. Catlin v. United States 324 U.S. 229, (1945) argued February 1,2, (1945) motion to vacate the judgment and to dismiss the petition held no final decision under 128 of the judicial code. The right of appeal may be exercised only when final judgment disposing of the cause in its entirety has been rendered. P.324 U.S. 240.142 F. 2d, 781, affirmed. Whether the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment is in Conflict with zoning decisions handed down by the Law of the Land in 1926. Case- Village of Euclid v. Ambler 272 U.S. 365 United States Supreme Court Landmark case argued in (1926). Case- Nectow v. City of Cambridge 277 U.S. 183 (1928). Whether common pleas court order is in conflict with zoning. Where the court had jurisdiction pursuant to 42 pa. C.S.A. 933 and Philadelphia Zoning Code 14-1807. Order attached. a

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Wessie Sims

For respondent
Jane Lovitch Istvan
City of Philadelphia Law Department

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Linked docket
21A806

Proceedings

  1. Dec 05 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 09 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
  3. Oct 19 2022
    Waiver of right of respondents City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Zoning Board of Adjustment to respond filed.
  4. Jul 27 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 28, 2022)
  5. Jun 10 2022
    Application (21A806) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until September 2, 2022.
  6. Jun 06 2022
    Application (21A806) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 4, 2022 to September 2, 2022, submitted to Justice Alito.