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