No. 21-1356

M. H. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, et al.

Lower Court: West Virginia
Docketed: 2022-04-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived Experienced Counsel
Tags: best-interest-analysis best-interests child-welfare due-process due-process-clause foster-care foster-child-bill-of-rights grandparents statutory-interpretation west-virginia-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2022-06-09
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Supreme Court of Appeals misinterpreted the Foster Child Bill of Rights under West Virginia statutory law to the detriment of the child in stark contrast with the best interest analysis, thereby violated the Due Process Clause

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether the Supreme Court of Appeals misinterpreted the Foster Child Bill of Rights under West Virginia statutory law to the detriment of the child in stark contrast with the best interest analysis, thereby violated the Due Process Clause.

Docket Entries

2022-06-13
Petition DENIED.
2022-05-24
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/9/2022.
2022-05-05
Waiver of right of respondents West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, et al. to respond filed.
2022-04-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 18, 2022)
2022-02-02
Application (21A386) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until April 17, 2022.
2022-01-27
Application (21A386) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from February 16, 2022 to April 17, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

M.H.
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.Brownstone, P.A., Petitioner
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services, et al.
Lindsay Sara SeeOffice of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent