No. 21-6474

Kristie Leanne Sluder v. R. Patrick Bentancourt, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-12-02
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: adoption-and-safe-families-act civil-rights constitutional-protections due-process federal-statute ku-klux-klan-act liberty-interest notice-and-hearing standing statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Did Macon County Department of Social Services Violate Conducted two weeks prior to my Foster daughter's placement in a group home?

2. Do foster Parents have a federally Protected right to be noticed and heard according to the Adoption and Safe families Act of 1997, specifically 42U.S.C.8675(5)(s)

3. If So, then coes this law establish a liberty Interest for foster Parents in the united states of America?

4. undue hardship and burden on foster Parents in the united states of America?

5. Does 42 u.s.C 8675 (5)C5) Place an affirmative duty on the trial court to provide foster Parents with notice of hearings and and oportunity to be heard.

6. Does a liberty Interest exist due to the psychological and emotonal ties that exist in long-term non-biological family relatonatips?

Are States and county Departments of Social Services respensible for ensuring the unifrm application of bedecal Statutes that are toed to magor funding Streams?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Ded Macon County Department of Social Services violate federal law by failing to notify the foster parent of the permanence planning hearing?

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-12-20
Waiver of right of respondent R. Patrick Bentancourt, Stacey Jenkins, and Macon County Department of Social Services Board of Directors to respond filed.
Main Document
2021-11-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 3, 2022)
Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisPetitionAppendixProof of Service

Attorneys

Kristie Leanne Sluder
Kristie Sluder — Petitioner
R. Patrick Bentancourt, Stacey Jenkins, and Macon County Department of Social Services Board of Directors
Patrick Houghton Flanagan — Cranfill Sumner LLP, Respondent