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Lisa Partin, et vir v. Michigan Children's Institute
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Michigan, No. 155835 · judgment September 12, 2017
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether Michigan Adoption Code MCL 710.45 violates Petitioners' Constitutional right to due process when it requires Petitioners to prove too much burden to overcome Respondent's decision which is arbitrary and capricious and it does not require Respondent to apply best interest factors of Michigan Adoption Code MCL 710.22 when deciding adoption. Whether Michigan Supreme Court failed to decide that Respondent's decision was arbitrary and capricious when Respondent failed to consider best interest factors under MCL 710.22 and Respondent's decision was made with no reasons. Whether Petitioners' Constitutional right was violated when the State failed to place their grandchildren in Petitioners' place. Whether there was a Constitutional violation when CPS took Petitioners' grandchildren In January 2015 even before biological mother's parental right was terminated in June 2015.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Lisa D. Partin
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Dec 03 2018Petition DENIED.
- Nov 07 2018DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/30/2018.
- Mar 29 2018Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 24, 2018)
- Mar 08 2018Application (17A948) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 31, 2018.
- Jan 23 2017Application (17A948) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 30, 2018 to March 31, 2018, submitted to Justice Kagan.