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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
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Amendment, demonstrating disparate treatment of Self-represented individuals by affirming the reinstatement of a rescinded dismissal agreement without notice or hearing, foreclosing trial, a protected constitutional right, based on inapplicable legal theories never raised below,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.
Proceedings
- Dec 08 2025Rehearing DENIED.
- Nov 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
- Nov 06 2025Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 20 2025Petition DENIED.
- Oct 03 2025Reply of petitioner Judith Clinton filed. (Distributed)
- Oct 01 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/17/2025.
- Sep 30 2025Application (25A349) denied by Justice Jackson.
- Sep 22 2025Application (25A349) to file reply brief in excess of word limit, submitted to Justice Jackson.
- Sep 17 2025Brief of respondent Toastmaster International in opposition filed.
- Sep 10 2025Waiver of right of respondents Chad Babcock, et al. to respond filed.
- Aug 14 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025, for all respondents.
- Aug 13 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 17, 2025, for all respondents.
- Aug 13 2025Motion of respondent Toastmasters International to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Aug 12 2025Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 18, 2025 to September 17, 2025, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jul 07 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 18, 2025)