No. 23-5866
James Allen Brickley, Jr. v. Marie Laurence Gloria Joseph-Stephen
IFP
Tags: best-interest best-interest-standard civil-procedure due-process evidentiary-sufficiency judicial-discretion parental-rights pro-se-litigation standing termination termination-proceedings
Key Terms:
DueProcess
DueProcess
Latest Conference:
2024-01-05
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Sufficiency of evidence to terminate parental rights
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED QUESTION 1: In a parental-rights termination case, when deciding the sufficiency of the evidence to terminate, must the court have evidence to of every element réquired, or is the decision to terminate sufficient when considering the trial judge's best interest decision? QUESTION 2: Must a court provide a trial by jury if requested by a pro~se party? QUESTION 3: Is it error to deny a motion for continuance for discovery, in order to terminate a parents rights to his child by summary judgment, while issues are contended?
Docket Entries
2024-01-08
Petition DENIED.
2023-12-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/5/2024.
2023-09-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 24, 2023)
Attorneys
James A. Brickley, Jr.
James Allen Brickley, Jr. — Petitioner