the court will accept a case if for of the nine Justices agree to do so
the court will accept a case if for of the nine Justices agree to do so
Docket
Docket
A bankruptcy docket number is the number that the court assigns a person's case. The court will call your case by the docket number.
The Rule of Four means four of the nine justices must agree to hear a case in order for it to be accepted on appeal. If four or more justices think the case is worth the Court's time, then the Supreme Court will issue a writ of certiorari to the lower court ordering them to send the case files to the Supreme Court, and the case will be placed on the docket.
Assuming that "AOC" stands for "Administrator of Court" - it simply means that the case will be re-assigned to a different judge and be added to his/her docket.
The Rule of Four has nothing to do with arguing before the US Supreme Court. It refers to the number of US Supreme Court justices who must agree to hear a case before the case can be accepted on appeal. If four justices sign off on a petition for writ of certiorari (request for review), the case will be added to the Court's docket. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
There are various steps that lead to a Supreme Court hearing. First of all, the case begins in the lower courts. If unhappy with the decision reached in this court, the case can be appealed before US Court of Appeals. If this doesn't go well, the defendant can request a rehearing or petition the Supreme Court. A petition of certiorari has to be filed, this will ask the Supreme Court to hear the case. At this point, the Court will either agree to hear the case, or reject it.
If your court case is to be heard today, your name will appear on the docket.
Court Docket
A "Docket Number" is the filing number of a court case. The Docket is the paper filed with the court. If it is done correctly (About 98% in North America) the Docket Number will lead you to the Court it was filed with, the Judge and all other things about it.
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