An order issued by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send its records for a case because the Supreme Court will hear the case on appeal.
An order for a lower court to send the Supreme Court all of its information on a particular case. Essentially, if you get it, it means the Supreme Court is willing to hear your appeal. To get it, you need to have four of the nine justices vote for hearing the case.
A discretionary proceeding by which an appellate court may review the rulings of an inferior tribunal.
A writ by which an appellant seeks the review of a case by the Supreme Court of the United States. When the writ is granted, the court will order the lower court to send up the record of the case for review.
a request to the Supreme Court that it review a decision made by lower courts.
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
a brief saying that the Supreme Court wants to make a case more certain
a discretionary writ issuable when there is no other adequate remedy
a form of judicial review
an equitable remedy and he who comes to court for equity must do so with clean hands
an extraordinary writ that can only be granted when the petitioner is clearly entitled to relief and there is no other adequate remedy at law
an extraordinary writ that can only be granted when the petitioner is clearly entitled to the relief sought
an order to the lower Court where I was convicted, to produce and present the records of my trial for review by the higher Court
a remedy used to quash irregular proceedings
a request for the Supreme Court to hear the case
a special petition to obtain review of an administrative board's decision
an order by a court to a lower court requiring that the lower court produce the records of a particular case tried so that the reviewing court can inspect the proceedings and determine whether there have been any irregularities.
An order of a high court requesting that the record of a lower court be sent up for review or inspection.
An order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court directing the lower court to transfer records for a case that it will hear on appeal.
An order by an appellate court which is used when the court has discretion on whether or not to hear an appeal. If the writ is denied, the court refuses to hear the appeal and, in effect, the judgment below stands unchanged. If the writ is granted, then it has the effect of ordering the lower court to certify the record and send it up to the higher court which has discretion to hear the appeal.
An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal. (See certiorari in Foreign Words Glossary.)
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court order issued by the Supreme Court to order a lower court to send up the record of a case. Supreme Court justices use writs of certiorari to bring cases from lower courts to the Supreme Court for review. "Certiorari" means "to be informed" or "to be made more certain" in Latin.
An order issued by the Supreme Court or an appellate directing the lower court to transmit records for a case that will be heard on appeal.