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James A. Crowe, et ux. v. Savvy IN, LLC

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Indiana, No. 23S-TP-00090 · judgment October 11, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 7, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Question presented

I. During the COVID-19 pandemic under the United States Postal Service’s altered signature accountable mail policy to accommodate health concerns, when the return mail receipt is returned to the tax sale purchaser with only notations by a mail carrier and/or a line through the signature block, the mail carriers failed to follow the altered signature protocol, and follow-up first class notices were returned, does due process require the tax sale purchaser to make additional efforts to notify the owner before the state can issue a tax deed?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ralph Edward Sipes
Ralph E. Sipes, Attorney at Law

For respondent
Lewis Eric Maudlin
Lewis Maudlin, Attorney at Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jul 02 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
  3. Jun 13 2024
    Brief of respondent Savvy IN, LLC in opposition filed.
  4. Apr 26 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including June 14, 2024.
  5. Apr 22 2024
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 15, 2024 to June 14, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. Apr 10 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 15, 2024)