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Merrilee Stewart v. RRL Holding Company of Ohio, LLC, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Franklin County, No. 20AP-493 · judgment November 9, 2021


Certiorari denied · May 15, 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.

Question presented

When an officer of the court, indefinity stays a case of significance, for example from 2015 to 2023 (8 years), is this an unconstitutional gag on the claims and defenses of the Petitioner and contrary to the Constitutional right (in the First Amendment) to "petition the government for the redress of grievances"? Precedence was established in 1844, reference unconstitutional gag rules used by congress to indefinitely table all petitions. See ("Struggles over Slavery: The "Gag" Rule". The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.)

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Merrilee Stewart

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jul 24 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jun 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 09 2023
  4. May 15 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Apr 25 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
  6. Jan 09 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 14, 2023)