No. 23-5508

In Re Kinley MacDonald

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2023-09-01
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Relisted (2)IFP
Tags: child-welfare civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process family-law hearsay-evidence judicial-misconduct post-conviction-relief standing state-court-review systemic-judicial-misconduct
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2024-02-16 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Can a family court open and remove children in protective custody based solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state statute, in secret and in absence of jurisdiction?

Question Presented (from Petition)

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Docket Entries

2024-02-20
Rehearing DENIED.
2024-01-17
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/16/2024.
2023-11-03
Petition for Rehearing filed.
2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-08-14
Petition for a writ of mandamus and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 2, 2023)

Attorneys

Kinley MacDonald
Kinley MacDonald — Petitioner
Kinley MacDonald — Petitioner