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Rafael Friedrichsen v. Jose Ramon Rodriguez, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Texas, No. 22-0283 · judgment May 20, 2022


Certiorari denied · January 9, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Did the Supreme Court of Texas fail to maintain uniformity in decisions when it denied the Writ of Mandamus regarding whether a timely filing of an EEOC charge is a Jurisdictional or Limitation Requirement to Title VII Suits?

  2. Did the Supreme Court of Texas violate the Petitioner’s due process rights when it failed to provide valid reasons in the disposition of Writ of Mandamus and Rehearing?

  3. Whether the Appellate Court’s denial of the Motion to Recall or Withdraw Mandate violate Petitioner’s due process rights?

  4. Whether Appellate Court erred in affirming in granting Respondents’ Motion for Summary Judgment in violation of the Petitioner’s Constitutional Right to Jury Trial?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
S. Bruce Hiran
Hiran & Streeter Law Firm

For respondent
James Christopher Martin
Reed Smith LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Feb 27 2023
    Rehearing DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  2. Feb 08 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/24/2023.
  3. Feb 01 2023
  4. Jan 09 2023
    Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
  5. Nov 30 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/6/2023.
  6. Nov 23 2022
    Waiver of right of respondent Rodriguez, et al. to respond filed.
  7. Oct 27 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 1, 2022)