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Kristopher Paul Hochendoner v. Michael J. King, Executor of the Estate of James E. King

Paid petition · Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Office, No. 781 WDA 2023 · judgment March 26, 2024

Certiorari denied · May 19, 2025
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

I. WHETHER THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA VIOLATED THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSE OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION WHEN IT FAILED TO SET ASIDE THE SHERIFF’S SALE OF THE PETITIONER’S PROPERTY FOR A LACK OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION FOR FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLEAD SENDING OF A NOTICE OF DEFAULT? -ii-

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Michael Stephen Geisler
Michael S. Geisler, Attorney-at-Law

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 19 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 29 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2025.
  3. Dec 31 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 11, 2025)
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