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Dominique Gerald Burns v. South Carolina Department of Social Services

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of South Carolina, No. 2021-000558 · judgment June 29, 2022


Certiorari denied · March 18, 2024
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. WHETHER THE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN ITS RULING WHEN IT FAILED TO PROTECT THE APPELLANT’S PROCEDULE DUE PROCESS.

  2. WHETHER STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY HAVE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO MAKE AN ORDER AFTER JURISDICTION HAS BEEN CHALLENGE AND NO NEGOTIATION HAS BEEN REACH.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Dominique Gerald Burns

For respondent
Jasmine Denise Smith
Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 18 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 21 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
  3. Jan 25 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent South Carolina Department of Social Services to respond filed.
  4. Dec 22 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 7, 2024.
  5. Dec 21 2023
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 8, 2024 to February 7, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
  6. May 30 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 8, 2024)