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.
However, remittitur may be granted in any case where the amount of damages awarded by the jury is unreasonably high, whether or not it matches any amounts asked for by the plaintiff. A plaintiff who disagrees with the reduced amount may ask the court for a new trial.