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Sarah Lockhart v. Robert Anick, Jr.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Ohio, Lucas County, No. L-24-1174 · judgment September 26, 2025


2%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
Rule 10: circuit split argued

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause permits a state court to retroactively extinguish an established property interest by applying an unforeseeable and unexpected interpretation of a state statute that changes the legal consequences of a completed transfer of personal property.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
DanaMarie Kristyna Pannella
Holland & Muirden, Attorneys at Law

For respondent
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Case

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

Conference history
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Linked docket
26A95

Proceedings

  1. Sep 23 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 26, 2026)
  2. Aug 20 2026
    Application (26A95) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until September 25, 2026.
  3. Aug 14 2026
    Application (26A95) to extend further the time from August 26, 2026 to September 25, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.
  4. Jul 21 2026
    Application (26A95) granted by Justice Kavanaugh extending the time to file until August 26, 2026.
  5. Jul 14 2026
    Application (26A95) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from July 27, 2026 to August 26, 2026, submitted to Justice Kavanaugh.