No. 24-6076

Reginald Wright v. Virginia Department of Child Support Enforcement, et al.

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-12-05
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-support constitutional-rights due-process fourteenth-amendment jurisdiction legal-proceedings
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-01-10
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the false information and improper jurisdiction in a child support case violate the petitioner's constitutional due process and civil rights?

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented 1. Did the false information provided by the opposing party to initiate a child support case violate the petitioner’s constitutional rights to fair legal proceedings? 2. Did the proceedings violate the petitioner’s civil rights under the Fourteenth ; Amendment, including due process and equal protection, where the father was not properly served with notice? . 3. Does the initiation of a child support action in a state other than the home state of the child violate the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) 4. Did legal counsel and other officials commit malpractice and ethical breaches by pursuing child support actions without verifying jurisdiction or proper service? 5. Did the lower court’s failure to properly serve notice of a child support case constitutes a violation of the petitioner’s due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment? ; 6. Did the lower courts err in dismissing or failing to address judicial misconduct and abuse of process claims when a child support case was initiated in a state with no jurisdiction? 7. . 2

Docket Entries

2025-01-13
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2025.
2024-12-11
Waiver of right of respondent Virginia Department of Child Support Enforcement, et al. to respond filed.
2024-11-25
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 6, 2025)

Attorneys

Reginald Wright
Reginald Wright — Petitioner
Reginald Wright — Petitioner
Virginia Department of Child Support Enforcement, et al.
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Erika Lauren MaleyVirginia Office of the Attorney General, Respondent