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Judith Clinton v. Chad Babcock, et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Rhode Island, No. 2023-310 · judgment March 24, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 20, 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.

Question presented

i QUESTION Whether a state’s highest court violates the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment, demonstrating disparate treatment of Self-represented individuals by affirming the reinstatement of a rescinded dismissal agreement without notice or hearing, foreclosing trial, a protected constitutional right, based on inapplicable legal theories never raised below, with factual alterations, and complete disregard for arguments by a self-represented litigant.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Judith Clinton

For respondent
Stephen Joseph Brouillard
Bianchi Brouillard Sousa & O'Connell, P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
25A349

Proceedings

  1. Dec 08 2025
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 12 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  3. Nov 06 2025
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 20 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Oct 03 2025
    Reply of petitioner Judith Clinton filed. (Distributed)
  6. Oct 01 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
  7. Sep 30 2025
    Application (25A349) denied by Justice Jackson.
  8. Sep 22 2025
    Application (25A349) to file reply brief in excess of word limit, submitted to Justice Jackson.
  9. Sep 17 2025
    Brief of respondent Toastmaster International in opposition filed.
  10. Sep 10 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Chad Babcock, et al. to respond filed.
  11. Aug 14 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025, for all respondents.
  12. Aug 13 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025, for all respondents.
  13. Aug 13 2025
    Motion of respondent Toastmasters International to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  14. Aug 12 2025
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
  15. Jul 07 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)