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Glenn Henderson v. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of North Carolina, No. 22-29 · judgment June 24, 2022

Certiorari denied · June 12, 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

Questions

  1. Is it legal to say you will attempt to defend yourself if attacked?

  2. Does it make a difference if the persons warned committed several or many felonies including violating constitutional rights?

  3. Does the right to defend oneself include killing or using deadly force if the other person attacks and tries to seriously harm or does and/or tries to kill?

  4. Is that not a true threat as in Va v Black?

  5. Is it legal to state what a law states?

  6. Is compelled speech illegal and unconstitutional and especially if the speech would be untrue?

  7. Is there a right to a full and fair attempt at litigation?

  8. Is challenging a settlement legal when there was fraud by the other person?

  9. Is retaliation by a former employer illegal and even in court papers?

  10. Does CA law say it is defamation to have to state one was fired when one was wrongly fired?

  11. Are only bad faith and/or frivolous cases not allowed by the US Constitution?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Glenn Henderson

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 21 2023
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jul 27 2023
    DISTRIBUTED.
  3. Jul 01 2023
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
    Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service
  4. Jun 12 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  5. May 23 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/8/2023.
  6. Jan 27 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 8, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service