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.
Both review and appeal are cumulative and are fundamentally different remedies. A certiorari reviews a justiceâs final order[i], whereas an appeal is trial de novo[ii]. An appellate courtâs right to review and the extent of review of a justiceâs judgment are governed by specific statutes. For a justiceâs judgment review, the writ of certiorari is considered as the appropriate remedy.