No. 22-790

Vanessa Wereko v. Lori Rosen, et al.

Lower Court: Seventh Circuit
Docketed: 2023-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: 28-usc-1291 28-usc-1292 appellate-jurisdiction civil-procedure congressional-intent discretionary-appeal district-court interlocutory-appeal judicial-discretion status-quo statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2023-04-14
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether Congress ' intent for an interlocutory appeal as of
right, under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), can be unilaterally
converted into a discretionary appeal by a reviewing court
to allow a final decision in the district court, under U.S.C.
§ 1291, that can and does upend the appeal, in alteration
and/or subversion of the status quo of the matter on appeal.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Congress' intent for an interlocutory appeal as of right, under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), can be 'unilaterally converted into a discretionary appeal by a reviewing court to allow a final decision in the district court, under U.S.C. § 1291, that can and does upend the appeal, in alteration and/or subversion of the status quo of the matter on appeal

Docket Entries

2023-04-17
Petition DENIED.
2023-04-03
Waiver of right of respondent Candace L. Meyers to respond filed.
2023-03-29
Waiver of right of respondent Emily Yu to respond filed.
2023-03-29
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2023.
2023-03-23
Waiver of right of respondent Peter Hannigan to respond filed.
2023-03-22
Waiver of right of respondent Stewart J. Auslander to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent Karen Altman to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent Maxine Weiss Kunz to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent Russell Caskey, Lake County Assistant State's Attorney to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondents Caselli and Adam Boyd to respond filed.
2023-03-21
Waiver of right of respondent Shawn D. Bersson to respond filed.
2023-03-20
Waiver of right of respondents Russell M. Reid, Stacey Platt and Elizabeth Ullman to respond filed.
2023-03-20
Waiver of right of respondents Lori Rosen, et al. to respond filed.
2023-03-16
Waiver of right of respondent Tiffany Marier Hughes to respond filed.
2023-03-15
Waiver of right of respondent Michael P. Doman to respond filed.
2023-03-14
Waiver of right of respondent Pedro Martinez to respond filed.
2023-03-03
Waiver of right of respondent Gary Schlesinger to respond filed.
2023-01-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment filed. (Response due March 24, 2023)

Attorneys

Candace L. Meyers
Matthew David ElsterBeermann LLP, Respondent
Caselli and Adam Boyd
John Allen WallKlein, Thorpe and Jenkins, Ltd., Respondent
Emily Yu
Joseph E. ComerBarker, Castro, Kuban & Steinback, LLC, Respondent
Gary Schlesinger
Amanda J. HamiltonKonicek & Dillion, P.C., Respondent
Karen Altman
Karen AltmanCollins Family Law, LLC, Respondent
Lori Rosen, et al.
Nadine Jean WichernIllinois Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Maxine Weiss Kunz
George J. ManosLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Respondent
Michael P. Doman
Matthew James EganPretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Respondent
Pedro Martinez
Thomas Arthur DoyleLaw Dept., Bd. of Educ. of the City of Chicago, Respondent
Peter Hannigan
Todd Kenneth HaydenRobbins, Schwartz, Nicholas, Lifton & Taylor, Ltd., Respondent
Russell Caskey, Lake County Assistant State's Attorney
Karen D. FoxLake County State's Attorney's Office, Respondent
Russell M. Reid, Stacey Platt and Elizabeth Ullman
Margaret C. RedshawSwanson, Martin & Bell, LLP, Respondent
Shawn D. Bersson
Kimberly Ann JansenHinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, Respondent
Stewart J. Auslander
James R. StudnickaStudnicka & Poulakidas, LLC, Respondent
Tiffany Marier Hughes
Thomas A. DoggettBrenner Monroe Scott & Anderson, Respondent
Vanessa Wereko
Vanessa Wereko — Petitioner