Document Checklist Specifications
Sample Petition for Writ of Certiorari (circuit)
- cert granted
Sample Petition for Writ of Certiorari (state)
- cert granted
• Question(s) Presented (we review for compliance)
• List of Parties (unless caption contains all names)
• Corporate Disclosure (if by non-government Corp.)
• Related Cases (Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(b)(iii))
• Table of Contents (w/ App. Index)
• Table of Authorities
• Opinions Below
• Statement of Jurisdiction
• Constitutional/Statutory Provisions Involved
• Statement of the Case
• Reasons for Granting the Petition
• Conclusion
• Appendix (Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(i))
• Question(s) Presented (if dissatisfied)
• Corporate Disclosure (if by non-government Corp.)
• Related Cases (Sup. Ct. R. 15.2)
• Table of Contents
• Table of Authorities
• Reasons for Denying the Petition
• Conclusion
• Appendix (if additional)
• Table of Contents (if more than 5 pages)
• Table of Authorities (if more than 5 pages)
• Conclusion (optional)
• Table of Contents (if more than 5 pages)
• Table of Authorities (if more than 5 pages)
• Interest of Amicus Curiae
• Summary of Argument
• Argument
• Conclusion
• Question(s) Presented
• List of Parties (unless caption contains all names)
• Corporate Disclosure (if by non-government Corp.)
• Related Cases (Sup. Ct. R. 14.1(b)(iii))
• Table of Contents (w/ App. Index)
• Table of Authorities
• Opinions Below
• Statement of Jurisdiction
• Constitutional/Statutory Provisions Involved
• Statement of the Case
• Summary of Argument
• Argument
• Conclusion
• Table of Contents
• Table of Authorities
• Summary of Argument
• Argument
• Conclusion