Interior Department Opposes Ceasers’ Request for Postponement
The Interior Department (DOI) has submitted a counter-argument to a request for a postponement of execution submitted by the firm, Ceasers.
The DOI is requesting the U.S. Federal Court for the District of Columbia to deny Ceasers’ request for a postponement, which was submitted last week.
“The Defendant Entity Casino (Ceasers) requests that the Court suspend the ruling pending the outcome of Ceasers’ appeal to the Supreme Court, or alternatively, pending the outcome of any urgent motion that Ceasers may file with the Supreme Court before filing such an appeal,” the motion states.
“A postponement is not necessary because any such appeal would not present a significant issue to the Supreme Court.”
Furthermore, the DOI contends that Ceasers’ motion does not fulfill the requirements for certiorari. This is an order for a higher court to review a case that was initially heard in a lower court.
“The possibility that the Supreme Court would grant certiorari in this case and overturn this Court’s ruling is unlikely,” the document continues. “The Supreme Court only grants certiorari petitions for ‘compelling reasons.”
The Siragrageler group was unable to present a valid legal argument, so their request for a delay must be rejected.
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