No. 24-660

Misop Baynun v. Bruce Hiltunen, et al.

Lower Court: Massachusetts
Docketed: 2024-12-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appeals-court constitutional-rights first-amendment judicial-procedure legal-fees religious-freedom
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Latest Conference: 2025-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Massachusetts Appeals Court violated the Petitioner's First Amendment religious freedom rights and improperly awarded legal fees

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED In accord with Supreme Court Rule 10(c), since a state court “has decided an important federal question in a way that conflicts with relevant decisions of this ; Court” and in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 10(a), since a lower court and an Appeals Court “has so far departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial proceedings, or sanctioned such a departure by . a lower court, as to call for an exercise of this Court’s supervisory power” the Petitioner seeks this Court’s answer to the following questions: 1. Were the constitutionally protected First . Amendment (Amendment I) religious freedom or freedom of faith rights of the Petitioner breached? 2. Did the Appeals Court sanction things done in the lower court proceedings that so far departed from the accepted and usual course of judicial procedure as to call for an exercise of this Court’s supervisory power? 3. Was the implementation of the purported will . that resulted in the violation of the Petitioner’s religious freedom or freedom of faith rights done so in violation of Federal and State law? 4. Was the Massachusetts Appeals Court’s award to the Respondents of $10,000 of legal fees from the Petitioner unfair and not in compliance with State law? 5. Would keeping the lower court’s Decision as it stands now be unjust and unfair to everyone? ii ,

Docket Entries

2025-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2025-01-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2025.
2025-01-09
Waiver of right of respondent Bruce Hiltunen, et al. to respond filed.
2024-05-13
2024-03-05
Application (23A817) granted by Justice Jackson extending the time to file until May 13, 2024.
2024-02-29
Application (23A817) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 14, 2024 to May 13, 2024, submitted to Justice Jackson.

Attorneys

Bruce Hiltunen, et al.
Paul N. BarbadoroBaker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C., Respondent
Paul N. BarbadoroBaker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C., Respondent
Misop Baynun
Misop Baynun — Petitioner
Misop Baynun — Petitioner