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Ariel Dalton v. Edgewood Police Department, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Indiana, No. 24A-CT-1369 · judgment November 26, 2024

Certiorari denied · October 6, 2025
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. Does a trial court violate a plaintiffs due process rights by dismissing a case for inactivity when a trial date has already been set and the plaintiff has complied with all pretrial orders?

  2. Did the Indiana Court of Appeals and Indiana Supreme Court err in affirming the dismissal of Ariel Dalton's case, contrary to Indiana case law and due process principles?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ariel Dalton

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 06 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 06 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  3. May 05 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 18, 2025)
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