Search
15 results for “Kinley MacDonald”
| Case | Title | Lower Court | Docketed | Status | Tags | Question Presented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-7548 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-05-23 | Dismissed | child-custody child-welfare civil-rights due-process family-law hearsay hearsay-evidence judicial-misconduct jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge parental-rights state-statute | Can a trial court open and remove children in a 'protective custody' case based solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state statute and in absen… | |
| 23-7549 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-05-23 | Dismissed | child-custody child-welfare due-process family-rights hearsay hearsay-evidence judicial-jurisdiction jurisdiction parental-rights standard-of-review state-court-procedure | Whether a state court can remove children from a parent's custody based solely on hearsay allegations prohibited by state statute, in the absence of j… | |
| 23-7550 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-05-23 | Dismissed | child-abuse due-process family-rights federal-review habeas-corpus hearsay ineffective-assistance jurisdiction post-conviction-relief protective-custody state-court-jurisdiction | Can a trial court open and remove children in a 'protective custody' case based solely on hearsay about actions prohibited by state statute in secret … | |
| 23-7551 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-05-23 | Dismissed | best-interests child-custody constitutional-rights due-process family-law judicial-discretion | Would a state court's refusal to intervene on behalf of a child in a custody dispute violate due process rights and the child's best interests? | |
| 23-7092 | Kinley MacDonald v. Michael Duddy, et al. | Seventh Circuit | 2024-03-28 | Dismissed | child-custody civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process family-law foster-care hearsay parental-rights state-agency | Can a state court prohibit a family's statutory right to communicate, visit, and reunify solely based on hearsay accusations? |
| 23-6792 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-02-21 | Denied | abstention child-abuse child-custody child-welfare civil-rights due-process family-law parental-rights standing state-court-jurisdiction | Whether state residents can be prohibited from intervening in child custody cases based solely on hearsay accusations, while the same state is involve… | |
| 23-6760 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-02-15 | Dismissed | child-custody child-welfare civil-rights due-process family-law judicial-procedure jurisdiction parental-rights standing state-intervention | Can a State Trial Court open a CHINS proceeding against Defendant without the pre-requisite family/dating/household relationship + persistent conduct … | |
| 23-6762 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2024-02-15 | Dismissed | abuse-neglect child-custody civil-procedure civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process family-law parental-rights standing state-intervention | Whether a state trial court can open a PFA proceeding against a defendant without the requisite family/household relationship and persistent conduct r… | |
| 23-6035 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2023-11-16 | Dismissed | child-custody civil-rights constitutional-challenge due-process equal-protection family-law hearsay parental-rights standing state-federal-relations | Can a judge of two appeal courts open a child protective custody case based solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state law, then set bail/bond … | |
| 23-5536 | Kinley MacDonald v. Maine | First Circuit | 2023-09-07 | Denied | child-protection child-welfare civil-rights criminal-procedure due-process family-law hearsay-evidence judicial-discretion standing | Whether a state trial court can open a child protection case based solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state statute, set bail/bond conditions… |
| 23-5508 | In Re Kinley MacDonald | 2023-09-01 | Denied | child-welfare civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process family-law hearsay-evidence judicial-misconduct post-conviction-relief standing state-court-review systemic-judicial-misconduct | Can a family court open and remove children in protective custody based solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state statute, in secret and in ab… | |
| 23-5216 | Kinley MacDonald v. Michael A. Duddy, et al. | First Circuit | 2023-07-26 | Denied | child-abuse constitutional-rights criminal-procedure due-process federal-jurisdiction foster-care hearsay interstate-crime jurisdiction parental-rights standing witness-tampering | Can a trial court open and remove children in a 'preserve custody' case based solely on hearsay allegations prohibited by state statute in secret and … |
| 23-5217 | Kinley MacDonald v. Maine | Maine | 2023-07-26 | Denied | bail-bond-conditions child-protective-custody constitutional-rights criminal-procedure custody due-process family-reunification hearsay judicial-review legal-standards state-statute | Can a judge in a child protective custody case base a decision solely on hearsay accusations prohibited by state statute, then set bail/bond condition… |
| 23-5184 | Kinley MacDonald v. Lea-Anne Sutton, Judge, District Court of Maine, et al. | First Circuit | 2023-07-25 | Denied | appellate-review child-custody civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process family-law family-rights hearsay-evidence judicial-misconduct jurisdiction standing | Can a final court open and remove children in protective custody case based solely on hearsay evidence prohibited by state statute in secret and in ab… |
| 23-5186 | Kinley MacDonald v. Jeanne Lambrew, et al. | Maine | 2023-07-25 | Denied | child-removal civil-rights due-process evidentiary-ruling family-law federal-review habeas-corpus standing state-court state-court-jurisdiction transcript-accuracy | Whether a state court can remove children from a parent's custody based solely on hearsay evidence prohibited by state statute and in the absence of j… |