No. 21-894

Helen Gardner v. New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, et al.

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2021-12-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 42-usc-1981 access-to-courts certificate-of-merit civil-rights court-access due-process first-amendment section-1981 wrongful-death
Latest Conference: 2022-02-18
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Supreme Court of the State of
New York, namely, Judge Marsha L.
Steinhardt, erred and abused its/her
discretion by dismissing Petitioner 's Wrongful
Death Case for want of a Certificate of Merit
which does not apply in New York State.

2. Whether Petitioner 's First Amendment right
to petition, 42 USC §1981 right to sue, give
evidence, to be parties to suits was violated by
the actions of the Supreme Court of the State
of New York?

3. Whether Petitioner 's Fourteenth
Amendment right of due process, and access
to the courts was violated by actions of
Supreme Court of the State of New York?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court of the State of New York erred in dismissing Petitioner's Wrongful Death Case for lack of a Certificate of Merit

Docket Entries

2022-02-22
Petition DENIED.
2022-02-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2022-01-18
Brief of respondents New York Presbyterian Hospital, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-12-14

Attorneys

Helen Gardner
Helen Gardner — Petitioner
New York Presbyterian Hospital, et al.
Adonaid Casado MedinaVigorito Barker Patterson Nichols & Porter, LLP, Respondent