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.
The Supreme Court receives about 10,000 petitions a year. The Justices use the  Rule of Four â to decide if they will take the case. If four of the nine Justices feel the case has value, they will issue a writ of certiorari.