Bethzaeli Safier v. Thelma Woolridge
DueProcess JusticiabilityDoctri
Whether the Florida Supreme Court's refusal to review Petitioner's case violated the Equal Protection Clause by allowing differential treatment in probate proceedings
1. Whether the Florida Supreme Court ’s refusal to review Petitioner ’s case permitted a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by allowing Florida ’s lower courts to treat Petitioner differently from other similarly situated individuals in probate proceedings. 2. Whether the rulings of Florida ’s lower and appellate courts, specifically the freezing of Petitioner ’s accounts, the misapplication of controlling federal and probate law, and the imposition of severe financial burdens, violated Petitioner ’s rights to procedural and substantive due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. 3. Whether the Florida courts ’ failure to address documented attorney misconduct, and the appellate court ’s dismissal of Petitioner ’s appeal solely due to counsel ’s error, deprived Petitioner of her constitutional right to a fair hearing and meaningful access to justice. 4. Whether judicial misconduct and apparent bias by the lower courts resulted in arbitrary and capricious rulings that deprived Petitioner of fundamental rights under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.