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Jose Luis Alvarez v. Gabriel Pinon

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, No. 37108-5-III · judgment June 15, 2021

Certiorari denied · March 7, 2022

Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

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

Question presented

Since freedom of personal choice in matters of family life is a fundamental liberty interest protected by the U.S. Constitution, did the state court err by look ing to the best interest of the child as the basis for granting nonparental custody when it is insufficient to overrule a parent’s constitutionally-protected funda mental liberty interest?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jose Luis Alvarez

For respondent
Catherine Wright Smith
Smith Goodfriend, P.S.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

Mar 07 2022
Petition DENIED.
Feb 16 2022
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022.
Feb 08 2022
Waiver of right of respondent Gabriel Pinon to respond filed.
Main Document
Feb 01 2022
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 9, 2022)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count Proof of Service