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David A. Romanoski v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, et al.

Paid petition · Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, No. 663 C.D. 2024 · judgment August 7, 2025


Certiorari denied · October 5, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a state administrative agency resolves a case on a dispositive factual premise not developed through an evidentiary process, rejects contrary evidence without a hearing, and denies a party a meaningful opportunity to be heard.

  2. Whether due process is violated when a state appellate court affirms on a ground not raised or litigated by the parties, without notice or an opportunity to be heard.

  3. Whether due process is violated when a state agency alters its position on appeal and prevails on shifting and inconsistent grounds not subject to adversarial testing.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David A. Romanoski

For respondent
Guy P. Beneventano
Dauphin County Solicitor's Office

Case

Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 12 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Aug 12 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent County of Dauphin, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
  4. Aug 05 2026
    Reply of petitioner David A. Romanoski filed.
  5. Jul 29 2026
    Brief of respondent Norfolk Southern Railway Company in opposition filed.
  6. Jul 15 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation to respond filed.
  7. Apr 03 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 3, 2026)