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Thomas De Cola v. Starke County Council, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, No. 22-3089 · judgment May 30, 2023


Certiorari denied · December 11, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability

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

Question presented

QUESTION ON REVIEW Whether the comity of state and federal court reviews of Petitioner, Tom A. DeCola’s respective administrative appeal and concurrent 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil tort claim bared a miscarriage of justice in conflict with prevailing federal and state law procedures by not differentiating an administrative appeal and its companion 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil tort action?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tom A. De Cola

For respondent
Joseph William Smith
Knight, Hoppe, Kurnik & Knight, Ltd.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 11 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 01 2023
    Rescheduled.
  3. Dec 01 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
  4. Nov 14 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/1/2023.
  5. Nov 08 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Starke Cty. Council, et al. to respond filed.
  6. Aug 28 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 30, 2023)