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Hemant Bhimnathwala v. New Jersey State Judiciary, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, No. 20-3526 · judgment June 15, 2021


Certiorari denied · December 13, 2021
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. Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a pre­ sumption of equal, joint custody of children in child custody proceedings? Is this presumption a logical induction from Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. 644 (2015), which held that fundamental right to marry may not be denied the under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to same-sex couples?

  2. (a) Do disparate-impact claims apply to State Judiciaries, and specifically Family Courts, that receive federal assistance for collecting child support payments as enacted in S.1002 - Child Support Recovery Act of 1992 and implemented in 45 CFR§ 305.31?

  3. (b) If such disparate-impact claims are cogniza­ ble, what are the standards and burdens of proof that should apply?

  4. What would the Statute of Limitations if either answer to either 1 or 2 above is affirmative? Would the arguments in National Railroad Pas­ senger Corporation v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101

  5. apply?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Hemant Bhimnathwala

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Jan 19 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Jan 05 2022
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Dec 13 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Nov 23 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/10/2021.
  6. Oct 06 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 8, 2021)