Expert: Michael Troy - 6/10/2004

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Would writing a letter to the chief justice and the associate justices of my state superme court be the same as appealing a case to the supreme court?  I do not have a lawyer to appeal the case, therefore, I do not know how to appeal a case to the supreme court.  Please respond please.  Thank you for your time.
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Hi Alice,

No, writing a letter is not enough.  To appeal a case, you usually have to fill out a specific form and then include all sorts of other information.  This is assuming you have a final decision from the lower court.

Your best bet (short of hiring a lawyer) is to contact your State Supreme Court Clerk's office and ask what the rules are for your Court.  I believe all states have this information online.  You might want to start with www.findlaw.com.

- Mike

Thank you Mike for your answer.  

The probelem is, the lower court committed fraud - from the Judge, my attorney and the defendant's attorney, everyone committed fraud in my wrongful termination lawsuit.  Therefore, all the pleadings are fraud and the final decision is fraud.  When everything is fraud, whom do I contact at the superme court? or what do I do when everything is fraud?  I would very much appreciate your answer please.  Thank you for your time.

Answer
If it really is the case that your attorney permitted fraudulant actions against you by the court and that he participated in the fraud, the next logical step would be to sue the attorney for malpractice and collect from him whatever damages you might have received from a proper defense.

If the entire state system is conspiring to deprive you of due process of law, you might also contact the US Department of Justice to begin an investigation.

However, I will say that unless there is very clear evidence of willful fraud, you are probably not going to get very far.

- Mike