A later petition for a writ of mandamus with the Massachusetts Supreme Court was also denied, this time by Justice J. Ireland.

The judge, or whoever he is, denies Simin's petition, deeming it a "small problem."

U.N. Goldstone inquiry rejects 'so-called petition of UN Watch'; denies mission is quasi-judicial, UN Watch, 30 August 2009 Hillel Neuer, director of UN Watch, said that the arguments raised by the mission ignored the well-established set of standards to international fact-finding missions.

Mumbaugh's petition was immediately and unanimously denied.

And so, his petition finally denied, with no other course left open to take, the Red Heron summoned his picked band and, with the Sun Children in their midst, left the temple, crossed the plain, and slowly marched into the War God's teocalli.

The British newspaper Daily Telegraph reports that the petition "denies that man is responsible for global warming."

U.N. Goldstone inquiry rejects 'so-called petition of UN Watch'; denies mission is quasi-judicial, UN Watch, 30 August 2009 Hillel Neuer, director of UN Watch, said that the basic standards for international fact-finding missions had been ignored.

Despite having its petition denied, "Wit" may be awarded a special Tony.

His petitions to return to Maryland denied, he spent the last decade of his life quietly in England until his death on December 27, 1656.