Shiny Happy People. An elderly patient admitted into the E.R. for a heart condition sees a familiar face, a long lost love who happens to be in the E.R. as well for a fractured arm, and the staff find ...
A writ of certiorari is a petition for appeal to a higher court as of discretion to be granted by the higher court and not an appeal by right. Writs are generally filed as extraordinary relief requesting court intervention at the higher level to settle an issue at the lower court.
According to statistics from the most recently completed Supreme Court term, you have more than a snowballâs chance in you-know-where of getting a petition for writ of certiorari granted. During the Courtâs 2012 Term (the 2013 Term will be completed later next month) the Court disposed of a whopping 7602 petitions and granted only 92 petitions for oral argument â a rate of 1.21%. That figure does not count GVRs â the grant of a petition for certiorari, vacation of the lower courtâs judgment, and remand of the case.