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Ramin Seddiq v. Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Virginia, No. 210917 · judgment April 13, 2022

Certiorari denied · October 31, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

  1. Does the Virginia Freedom of Information Act afford the citizens of Virginia with a statutorily created liberty interest for Fourteenth Amendment purposes?

  2. As part of its guarantee of fundamental fairness in Virginia Freedom of Information Act proceedings, does the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause require timely and complete disclosure of judicial conflicts?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ramin Seddiq

For respondent
Andrew Nathan Ferguson
Office of the Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 31, 2022 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 31 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/28/2022.
  3. Oct 06 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, et al. to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Sep 27 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 31, 2022)
    Certificate of Word CountPetitionAppendixProof of Service