Shiny Happy People. An elderly patient admitted into the E.R. for a heart condition sees a familiar face, a long lost love who happens to be in the E.R. as well for a fractured arm, and the staff find ...
A writ of certiorari is a petition for appeal to a higher court as of discretion to be granted by the higher court and not an appeal by right. Writs are generally filed as extraordinary relief requesting court intervention at the higher level to settle an issue at the lower court.
certiorari(Noun) A grant of the right of an appeal to be heard by an appellate court where that court has discretion to choose which appeals it will hear. certiorari(Noun) A grant of review of a government action by a court with discretion to make such a review.