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.
Petition for Certiorari. From the day the Second Circuit denies his petition for rehearing en banc, Mr. Lyon has ninety days to file a petition for certiorari (often called a  cert. petition ), which is a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear his case.