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Aparna Vashisht-Rota v. Diana Hagen, Justice, Supreme Court of Utah, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Utah, No. 20220971-SC · judgment March 6, 2023


Certiorari denied · June 5, 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. If Mr. Howell’s mom knows the Court, is that a fair forum for Petitioner?

  2. Should the Speak Out Act result in nationwide expansion of sexual harassment statute of limitations to a standard of 3 years?

  3. Should the Court consider retroactive application to 2015 to allow victims to come forward based on the Speak Out Act?

  4. Should the Court adopt a nationwide standard for litigation privilege for sexual harassment victims?

  5. Should the judges that allow such deviance from trial processes be allowed to have their jobs? By what process can they be removed?

  6. What is the way to get reparations for lost time from the state for botching a fair trial and allowing involuntary servitude?

  7. If the underlying case had allegations to Human Trafficking for Labor, then how can Petitioner allege this without retaliation?

  8. Did the Court go too far in not removing the qualified immunity doctrine from 42 U.S.C. §1983?

  9. Does the Utah Court’s trial delay a use of excessive force; excessive sanctions a violation of 1st, 8th and 14th amendment of the constitution in light of its refusal to allow evidentiary hearings and withhold money due by contract and statute?

  10. Should Utah lose its comity till it brings up its services given the total denial of services and because Utah wrote a strong letter in support of harassment victims?

  11. If two women have died due to Utah's law enforcement misconduct, Gabby Petito and Zhifan Dong, is Utah safe for any woman of any color?

  12. Should the Court consider naming the expansion of harassment reporting statute of limitations and retroactive application to Hill, Dong, and Petito Apology?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Aparna Vashisht-Rota

For respondent
Stanford Edward Purser
Utah Attorney General's Office

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jul 24 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jun 29 2023
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jun 09 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Jun 05 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 16 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/1/2023.
  6. Apr 26 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Sean D. Reyes, Utah Attorney General to respond filed.
  7. Mar 07 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 28, 2023)