No. 19-5206

Christine Sawicky v. AMC Networks Inc.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-19
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment appellate-courts appellate-procedure circuit-split constitutional-rights copyright-law due-process pro-se pro-se-litigant
Key Terms:
Antitrust DueProcess FourthAmendment Copyright
Latest Conference: 2020-01-10 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

How can a plaintiff win a copyright lawsuit when circuit splits exist throughout the 13 appellate courts? Additionally, how can a circuit split exist within the 9' circuit court of appeals?

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. How can a plaintiff win a copyright lawsuit when circuit splits exist throughout the 13 appellate courts? Additionally, how can a circuit split exist within the 9‘ circuit court of appeals? , 2. What constitutional safeguards exist to secure a pro se litigant’s 14th amendment due process rights? 3. Does a pro se enjoy the same constitutional safeguards as those retained by represented parties?

Docket Entries

2020-01-13
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-12-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
2019-12-04
2019-11-12
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-15
Petitioner complied with order of October 7, 2019.
2019-10-07
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 28, 2019, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2019-08-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-07
Waiver of right of respondent AMC Networks Inc. to respond filed.
2019-07-31
Letter of July 29, 2019, from petitioner received.
2019-07-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 19, 2019)

Attorneys

AMC Networks Inc.
Barbara A. SolomonFross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., Respondent
Barbara A. SolomonFross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., Respondent
Christine Sawicky
Christine Sawicky — Petitioner
Christine Sawicky — Petitioner