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Richard Plishka v. William Skurla, et al.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Cuyahoga County, No. 111122 · judgment December 29, 2022
Certiorari denied · March 18, 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
Whether the First Amendment doctrine of ecclesiastical abstention operates to deprive civil courts of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Emmett Eugene Robinson
Robinson Law Firm LLC
For respondent
Robert E. Cahill
Sutter O'Connell
Proceedings
- Mar 18 2024Petition DENIED.
- Feb 21 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/15/2024.
- Feb 20 2024Reply of petitioner Richard Plishka filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 07 2024Brief of respondent William Skurla in opposition filed.
- Feb 06 2024Waiver of right of respondent The Byzantine Catholic Diocese of Parma, Inc., et al. to respond filed.
- Dec 27 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 7, 2024)
- Oct 04 2023Application (23A293) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until December 29, 2023.
- Oct 02 2023Application (23A293) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 30, 2023 to December 29, 2023, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.