No. 18-8745

Louis Alfred Piccone v. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Lower Court: Pennsylvania
Docketed: 2019-04-10
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP
Tags: administrative-law civil-procedure pa-rde-216 patent selling-v-radford administrative-law civil-procedure due-process federal-procedure patent patent-attorney-discipline professional-discipline reciprocal-discipline statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

When underlying USPTO disciplinary proceedings are conducted according to regulations which abolish both 35 U.S.C. § 24's mandated discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and, the statute's attendant due process protections, does Mr. Piccone's Pennsylvania reciprocal suspension, based upon the USPTO action, violate the principles of Selling v. Radford, 243 U.S. 46 (1917), and, it's Pennsylvania equivalent, Pa.R.D.E. 216(c)(1) - (c)(3)?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does Mr. Piccone's Pennsylvania reciprocal suspension, based upon the USPTO action conducted in violation of 35 U.S.C. § 24's mandated discovery and due process protections, violate the principles of Selling v. Radford and Pa.R.D.E. 216(c)(1) — (c)(3)?

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-08-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-20
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2019-06-03
Petition DENIED.
2019-05-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/30/2019.
2019-05-02
Waiver of right of respondent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to respond filed.
2019-03-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 10, 2019)

Attorneys

Louis A. Piccone
Louis A. Piccone — Petitioner
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Michael D. GottschOffice of Disciplinary Counsel of the Supreme Court of PA, Respondent