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Petition for Writ of Certiorari to United States Supreme Court - DeRolph v. State 2003
Petition for Writ of Certiorari Filed With United States Supreme Court
Denied on October 20, 2003
The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding and the DeRolph v. State Plaintiffs asked the United States Supreme Court to review the May 16, 2003 decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in State ex rel. State v. Lewis, 99 Ohio St.3d 97, 2003-Ohio-2476. The decision resulted in the issuance of a Writ of Prohibition against Perry County Common Pleas Judge Linton Lewis, the trial judge in DeRolph, prohibiting him from taking any action to enforce the Ohio Supreme Court's DeRolph orders. On October 20, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the certiorari petition thus ending the litigation.
Available documents related to this petition for a writ of certiorari:
PARTY BRIEFS
Petition For Writ Of Certiorari the U.S. Supreme Court - Filed August 13, 2003
Appendix to Petition for Writ
Brief of State of Ohio in Opposition to Petition for Certiorari - Filed September 15, 2003
Petitioners' Reply Brief to State's Brief in Opposition - Filed September 24, 2003
DECISION THAT WAS BASIS FOR CERTIORARI PETITION
State ex rel. State v. Lewis, 99 Ohio St.3d 97, 2003-Ohio-2476
Decision to be reviewed by U. S. Supreme Court if petition for writ of certiorari accepted by Court