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.
Definition: permission granted by a higher court to allow the losing party in a legal case to bring the case before with a ruling. Sentence: When such a writ is requested of the US Supreme Court, four the courts nine justices must agree to accept the case before it is granted Certiorari.