Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare v. Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Summit County, et al.
ERISA DueProcess
Whether a magistrate's issuance of a dispositive custody and support order without a hearing violates due process and procedural requirements
1. Whether a magistrate ’s issuance of a dispositive custody and support order —adopted the same day by an administrative judge without a hearing —violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Ohio Civ.R. 53(D). 2. Whether a court's failure to serve summons, hold a hearing, or permit objections prior to entering binding custody and child-support orders violates procedural due process. 3. Whether suspension of a parent's driver's license for child support based on an order issued without notice, evidence, or a hearing violates the Fourteenth Amendment under Bell v. Burson and Mathews v. Eldridge. 4. Whether a judge's refusal to rule on timely motions for recusal and disqualification violates a party ’s right to an impartial tribunal under the Due Process Clause. 5. Whether the Supreme Court of Ohio ’s summary dismissal of a mandamus petition alleging structural constitutional defects provides adequate review consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1257(a). PARTIES Petitioner: Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare P.O.Box 7024 Akron, Ohio 44306 Email: Phone: 234-303-9210 Respondents: Hon. Kani Hightower, Judge Summit County Domestic Relations Court Summit County Clerk of Courts