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Jorel Shophar v. Kansas, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, No. 17-3143, 17-3144 · judgment January 22, 2018

Certiorari denied · November 4, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. The Mothers' parental rights are treated superior over the rights of the Fathers.

  2. Fathers' parental rights are being violated by false allegations of domestic abuse and false accusers are not being penalized.

  3. The Panel's Opinion is contrary to the interest of justice and contrary to the Constitutional parental rights guaranteed to Fathers.

  4. There is a discriminatory precedent against parental rights of Fathers.

  5. When justice is required, should the strategic legal defense federal rule be applied? Should the rule trump over justice?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jorel Shophar

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 04 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Oct 09 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
  3. Apr 20 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 26, 2019)