No. 20-1504

J. L., a Child v. Kate Halamay, et al.

Lower Court: Washington
Docketed: 2021-04-28
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: americans-with-disabilities-act attorney-representation civil-rights due-process fourteenth-amendment informed-consent legal-representation mental-disability
Key Terms:
SocialSecurity DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-05-20
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the courts violate the ADA by refusing to allow an attorney to represent a mentally disabled person?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals violate the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to allow an attorney to represent a mentally or cognitively disabled person because the person’s disability precludes them from providing legal direction or informed consent? 2. Did the Washington Supreme Court and the Washington Court of Appeals violate a mentally or cognitively disabled person’s right or privilege to an attorney under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by refusing to allow an attorney to appear on behalf of that person because that person is unable to provide informed consent or legal direction to an attorney?

Docket Entries

2021-05-24
Petition DENIED.
2021-05-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/20/2021.
2021-04-29
Waiver of right of respondent Kate Halamay, et al. to respond filed.
2021-04-02
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 28, 2021)

Attorneys

Jason Lian
James Carl DaughertyJames Daugherty Attomey PLLC, Petitioner
James Carl DaughertyJames Daugherty Attomey PLLC, Petitioner
Kate Halamay, et al.
Todd Wesley ReichertFAVROS, PLLC, Respondent
Todd Wesley ReichertFAVROS, PLLC, Respondent