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Monty Bauch, Individually and as Father and Next Friend of O. B., a Minor, et al. v. Richland County Children Services, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 17-3435 · judgment May 23, 2018

Certiorari denied · December 3, 2018

Pre-decision estimate: 5% cert probability

Before the decision, modestly above 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 a Sixth Circuit decision below, and down for a business respondent.

Question presented

Whether a social worker is entitled to absolute immunity when she makes false statements and omits highly relevant information as a complaining witness to a magistrate for an ex parte removal order to remove a child from her home?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Laura L. Mills
Mills, Mills, Fiely & Lucas

For respondent
Frank H. Scialdone
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Dec 03 2018
Petition DENIED.
Nov 13 2018
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
Oct 29 2018
Brief of respondent Holly Hartman in opposition filed.
Sep 14 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 31, 2018, for all respondents.
Sep 13 2018
Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 1, 2018 to October 31, 2018, submitted to The Clerk.
Aug 21 2018
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 1, 2018)