No. 19-6191

K. N., et ux. v. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

Lower Court: Montana
Docketed: 2019-10-07
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedRelisted (3)IFP
Tags: 1st-amendment 5th-amendment civil-rights civil-rights-act-of-1964 constitutional-rights cruel-and-unusual-punishment cruel-punishment due-process fifth-amendment freedom-of-religion parental-rights religious-discrimination self-incrimination state-action state-overreach
Key Terms:
FifthAmendment FirstAmendment Punishment
Latest Conference: 2020-01-24 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the state's demands that the parents admit guilt violate their Constitutional rights under the 5th Amendment?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED 1. Did the state's demands that the parents admit guilt violate their Constitutional rights under the 5th Amendment? Note: Both the Treatment Plan and the therapists, Bernadette Miller and Kristin Best, said it was unacceptable for the parents to deny their guilt. 2. Was the state's requirement that Mr. Newmeyer ride his mountain bike up the mountains in the harsh Montana winter supportive of him being a safe parent? or helpful to him in any way? Or did this violate his Constitutional rights under the 8th Amendment that protects citizens from cruel and unusual punishment? 83. Did the anti-Christian, militant caseworker, Gerry Hill, violate the Newmeyer's freedom of religion when he demanded they stop going to their church? Do his public, anti-Christian posts reveal his prejudice and discrimination against Christians? Did he violate their rights guaranteed in the 1st Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964? 4. Did Kristin Best's repeated anti-Trump, anti-Christian comments create a hostile atmosphere and violate the Newmeyer's freedom of religion? Did her question about President Trump, "How can he step in his dick when it's attached to his head?" constitute sexual harassment? How about her Fbombing? (Kristin Best public twitter 20 Jul 2017) , 5. Did the court abuse its discretion when it chose to take the opinions of two people with lower credentials over 5 PhD psychologists who stated the parents were safe parents. DC pg 13 para 38 Dr. Page, Forensic Psychologist. Around . a dozen people testified how the loving couple went around the world to adopt orphans, then spent lots of money on them and put them both in private schools.

Docket Entries

2020-01-27
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2019-12-30
Petitioners complied with order of December 9, 2019.
2019-12-09
The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until December 30, 2019, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
2019-11-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-05
Waiver of right of respondent Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services to respond filed.
2019-10-07
Motion (19M51) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2019-09-11
MOTION (19M51) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-26
Motion (19M51) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2019-06-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 6, 2019)

Attorneys

K. N., et ux.
Keith Newmeyer — Petitioner
Keith Newmeyer — Petitioner
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Mardell Lynn PloyharMontana Attorney General's Office, Respondent
Mardell Lynn PloyharMontana Attorney General's Office, Respondent