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I need a Writ of Certiorari USSC

Asked on Jan 19th, 2015 on Employment Contracts - Maryland
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Civil Case, County Code gave Defendant 20 days To appeal Case after the Board Handed down its final Decision. Hearing rested on Feb. 19 2009 and to date has never handed down a final Decision Filed in US D Court. Judge stated that Statute of limitations started on that date. In another similar case the US Sup. Court gave another MD case 3 years from the date that the decision was handed down. This case has all the elements of Fraud on the Court by the County Government. The Court of appeals upheld the District court decision. All hearings Pro Se as I could not find an attorney to handle my case. Prior to working for the County I was a USPP Off. that suffered Dyslexia, Dim. Mental Capacity, and PTSD. The stress is very exstream and I need help. There no real agencies that help Ret PO that suffer from PTSD. I was Fired in 1998 for my preexisting condition. 1995 back Inj R-E collision PreHire forms were destroied. St MD DLLR ord the County to rehire me. I Had Back inj 2001, now crippled
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Appellate Practice Attorney serving Cockeysville, MD at Law Office of Jason Ostendorf LLC
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Kelso, thank you for your question.  I am a Fourth Circuit appeals attorney in Maryland, and I also deal with wrongful termination, so I will try to help.  I looked up your case in the US District Court, via publicly available online records.  It appears that you filed two cases in that Court.  Both were dismissed and consolidated into one appeal in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.  The appellate court affirmed the lower court in an unpublished per curiam opinion.  The appellate court's judgment was entered on December 22, 2014.  As a result, any petition for a writ of certiorari in the US Supreme Court must be filed within 90 days of that date (which would be March 22, 2015, which is a Sunday, so the actual deadline to file the petition is March 23, 2015). You may have a good-faith basis to file the petition, and my firm can help.  The lower court mentioned that you "implied" that the Board never issued a decision, but did not squarely allege this fact in your complaint.  The lower court was required to construe the complaint liberally, as it admitted, since you were proceeding pro se.  The appellate court did not address this matter in its unpublished per curiam opinion.  Since the lower court was expressly able to notice the implication, perhaps it should have construed the complaint accordingly.  So, if the failure of the Board to have issued a decision impacted the date that the statute of limitations began to run, then you may have grounds to file the cert petition. A cert petition requires a lot of work by an attorney.  It is not a simple matter, and should not be attempted by a non-lawyer, even if the non-lawyer is as driven, intelligent and capable as you clearly are.  It is not a reflection on you, but just the reality of the complexity of appellate litigation. Feel free to contact my firm.  I can help.
Answered on Jan 27th, 2015 at 7:49 AM

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