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R. K. B., et al. v. E. T.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Utah, No. 20150434 · judgment August 31, 2017
Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a circuit split argued in the petition, a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and counsel who has filed here before.
Question presented
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. 1901–1963, applies to state custody proceedings involving an Indian child. State courts of last resort are divided on the following critical question, a question that likely affects thousands of adoption proceedings each year, and on which this court granted certiorari but did not reach in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl, 133 S. Ct. 2552, 2560 (2013): Does the Indian Child Welfare Act define “parent” in 25 U.S.C. 1903(9) to include an unwed biological father who has not complied with state law rules to attain legal status as a parent?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Gene Clayton Schaerr
Schaerr | Jaffe
For respondent
Adam Howard Charnes
Kilpatrick Townsend
Proceedings
- Mar 26 2018Petition DENIED.
- Mar 07 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/23/2018.
- Mar 06 2018Reply of petitioners R. K. B., et al. filed.
- Feb 16 2018Brief of respondent E.T. in opposition filed.
- Feb 02 2018Brief amici curiae of Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys filed.
- Feb 02 2018Brief amicus curiae of Utah Adoption Council filed.
- Feb 02 2018Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed.
- Feb 01 2018Brief amicus curiae of National Council For Adoption filed.
- Jan 23 2018Blanket Consent filed by Petitioners, R. K. B., et al..
- Jan 18 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 16, 2018
- Jan 17 2018Motion to extend the time to file a response from February 2, 2018 to February 16, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 29 2017Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 2, 2018)
- Dec 21 2017Application (17A562) denied by Justice Sotomayor.
- Dec 18 2017Application (17A562) to extend further the time from December 29, 2017 to January 16, 2018, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
- Nov 22 2017Application (17A562) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until December 29, 2017.
- Nov 20 2017Response to application from respondent E.T. filed.
- Nov 17 2017Application (17A562) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 29, 2017 to December 29, 2017, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.