Thompson v. The Florida Bar: Filings Distributed To The Supreme Court

Posted by Liz Surette on April 17, 2009

This morning, Jack Thompson’s petition for a writ of certiorari (basically a complaint accompanied by an appellate brief) was circulated among the nine Justices, who will decide whether or not to hear his appeal of his disbarrment. As of this writing (about 5:40pm Eastern Time), there is no word on their decision. We can expect to hear more news on Monday, when the Court’s weekly Order List is posted on the Supreme Court’s official website.

In order for certiorari to be granted, at least four Justices must be convinced that Thompson’s case merits review based on his filings, to which the Florida Bar has declined to respond. Should the Court conclude that any of Thompson’s presented legal questions need to be resolved, oral argument will be scheduled for a date as early as this fall. Another option the Court has (besides denying cert and then just ignoring the case completely) is to issue a short and sweet per curiam opinion to resolve the legal issues and quickly dispose of the matter without hearing oral argument.

GamePolitics has a copy of Thompson’s petition for your comedic pleasure here. We doubt that certiorari will be granted, as conspiracy theories and allegations that he was disbarred without due process (despite the entire saga of discipline by the Florida Bar and the resulting court proceedings) do not add up to a very meritorious case–however entertaining oral argument and the resulting opinion would be.

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