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Aparna Vashisht-Rota v. Howell Management Services, LLC

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Utah, No. 20200713-CA · judgment November 1, 2022


Certiorari denied · April 17, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Court of Appeals allowing materials not on the record conflicts with the requirements of U.R.A.P 11?

  2. Whether judges have qualified or judicial immunity for violating clearly established precedents for appeals?

  3. Whether criticizing the judge in a case not before the Court or materials no before the Court is a clearly established constitutional right?

  4. Whether First Amendment to petition and grievance the government is a constitutional right?

  5. Whether a motion brought under U.R.C.P. 65A for Temporary Restraining Order automatically drops off in 14 days?

  6. Whether sanctions already litigated in AAA can be litigated again by a judge who does not have jurisdiction over the AAA trial?

  7. Whether men and women have equal rights to compete for business in the United States?

  8. Whether the Speak Out Act is applicable to the business and trade restriction placed by the Utah trial and appeal Court?

  9. Whether U.R.A.P. Rule 24 (j) allows for filing a supplement that came known to Petitioner after the briefing but before the oral argument?

  10. Whether Petitioner who already defended the materials Appellees used in its interlocutory brief in her pro se case entitled to defend the same moot materials?

  11. Whether the Court’s docket reflecting a briefing is due on September 28, 2022 regarding non-record items filed by Appellees is an Order to file briefings for the Show Cause?

  12. Whether it is excessive sanction in violation of due process, especially as the issue is not on appeal?

  13. Whether the Court of Appeals violated due process as the Court came prepared with case law indicating that they had already made up their mind?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aparna Vashisht-Rota

For respondent
Jeffrey Weston Shields
Ray Quinney & Nebeker, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 05 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. May 16 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
  3. Apr 17 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  4. Apr 17 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  5. Mar 22 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
  6. Mar 21 2023
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Aparna Vashisht-Rota filed. (Distributed)
  7. Mar 14 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Howell Management Services, et al. to respond filed.
  8. Feb 01 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 15, 2023)