No. 22-936

Martine Bernard v. Christopher Hodyl

Lower Court: Colorado
Docketed: 2023-03-24
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: autonomy civil-procedure civil-rights due-process fourteenth-amendment liberty liberty-rights monetary-sanctions psychotherapist-patient-privilege psychotherapist-privilege therapy-disclosure
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Privacy
Latest Conference: 2023-05-25
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether statutory psychotherapist-patient privilege and due-process bar state court from forcing petitioner to use court-appointed therapist or face sanctions

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED ; 1. Whether statutory psychotherapist patient . privilege and the right to liberty or autonomy provided in the due process clause of the United States Constitution bar a state court from forcing Petitioner to either use court“appointed” treating family therapist, file her therapy treatment summary and subpoena said therapist to be examined by the court, or face $100.00 per day in monetary sanctions? 2. Whether the right to procedura! due process under the Fourteenth Amendment of the , United States Constitution bar a‘ state court from issuing monetary sanctions against a party for not contacting a “court-appointed” , treating family therapist, without the court first providing notice, a hearing, or having a motion and affidavit from the opposing party? i

Docket Entries

2023-05-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-05-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
2023-03-20

Attorneys

Martine Bernard
Martine Bernard — Petitioner