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Sandra R., et al. v. Arizona Department of Child Safety
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One, No. 1 CA-JV 18-0147 · judgment January 29, 2019
Certiorari denied · March 2, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether, in order to terminate a parent’s parental rights to their child, the Due Process Clause of the United States constitution requires that a State must allege and prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that a parent is unfit?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Kristina Beth Reeves
GillespieShields
For respondent
Autumn L. Spritzer
Office of the Arizona Attorney General
Proceedings
- Mar 02 2020Petition DENIED.
- Feb 12 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/28/2020.
- Jan 31 2020Waiver of right of respondent Arizona Department of Child Safe to respond filed.
- Jan 02 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 5, 2020)
- Oct 30 2019Application (19A471) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until January 4, 2020.
- Oct 24 2019Application (19A471) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 25, 2019 to January 4, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.