A Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Is A(n)

A petition for a writ of certiorari is a(n)

A) order from a court to a government official to perform his duty.
B) brief written by someone who has an interest in the outcome of the case but not a party to it.
C) request by the losing party in a suit to a higher court to review the decision.
D) order that the presiding judge should not look to precedents as a guide whenever possible.
E) court's refusal to hear a case if it has been resolved or rendered irrelevant by subsequent events.