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.
Each year, the court receives approximately 9,000â10,000 petitions for certiorari, of which less than 1% (approximately 80â100), are granted plenary review with oral arguments, and an additional 50 to 60 are disposed of without plenary review.