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 is sometimes informally referred to as cert., and cases warranting the Supreme Court's attention as cert. worthy. The granting of a writ does not necessarily mean that the Supreme Court disagrees with the decision of the lower court.