D’Antoni files a suit in a federal district court against Enya. D’Antoni loses the suit, appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and loses again. D’Antoni asks the United States Supreme Court to hear the case. The Court is​:________.
a. ​not required to hear the case.
b. required to hear the case because D’Antoni lost in a federal court.​
c. ​required to hear the case because D’Antoni lost in a lower court.
d. ​required to hear the case because it is an appeal.