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Frank Bright v. New Jersey

Paid petition · Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-2137-22 · judgment April 12, 2024


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. Are Due Process and the Right to a Speedy Trial violated when the State repeatedly fails to provide timely and complete discovery and/or fails to provide evidence, including potentially exculpatory evidence, altogether?

  2. Is Due Process violated when a Judge fails to read the mandatory opening statement including descriptions of right to counsel, right to appeal especially when the litigant before him is pro se?

  3. Is Due Process violated when a pro se litigant is held in contempt of court when not all of the elements of contempt are met (as acknowledged by the Appellate Court) and when the litigant is not timely provided with a copy of the order holding him in contempt?

  4. Is Due Process violated when City Prosecutor admits that the Contempt ruling by the Judge was a “Set-up” meant to paint the Plaintiff as a trouble­ maker for this and other court cases.

  5. Is Due Process denied when Plaintiff is a known, effective Republican political activist, Commissioner and Chairman for at least ten (10) years. The City has harassed Plaintiff for years with lawsuits with approx­ imately 95% of them being dismissed. This contempt ruling is one (1) of these spurious issues.

  6. Should Case Law address lawfare in a State that is effectively one-party rule? This includes: failure to follow Rules of Court, business relationship of Court to Mayor, failure to provide a Court Order per Rules of Court/Law, failure to provide discovery, failure of Prosecutor to meet filing deadlines, and more.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Frank Bright

For respondent
Charly Gayden
Law Office of Charly Gayden, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 05 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Aug 26 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
  3. Apr 16 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 10, 2026)