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Philippe Zogbe Zatta v. Steven Charles Eldred, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 19-56483 · judgment March 18, 2021


Certiorari denied · February 22, 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.

Questions presented

  1. Whether Petitioner, a Black father, raising his daughter since birth in California and supporting his child in Missouri at all times after separation or divorce according to the preponderance of proofs or evidence, can be prosecuted, have judgments entered against him and his property seized by California and Missouri child support services for “having not provided support to his child since birth”?

  2. Whether judgments entered against Petitioner for “having not provided support to his daughter since birth” in spite of all proofs or evidence presented by Petitioner in court clearly establishing that Petitioner was raising his daughter since birth and supporting her at all times are valid and enforceable judgments against Petitioner?

  3. Whether judgments secured against Petitioner through frauds, child support frauds, frauds upon the court, in the complete absence of all jurisdiction or in violation of due process are valid or enforceable judgments against Petitioner in California or Missouri?

  4. Whether 42 U.S.C. § 651 creates any excep­ tion^) allowing child support services of California to seize Petitioner’s property by enforcing a nonexistent child support order allegedly secured for Petitioner’s son born in 2002 in France now living with Petitioner in California or by enforcing a nonexistent judgment of Alimony against Petitioner?

  5. Whether the States of Missouri and California child support agencies or Superior Court of California can infringe on or interfere with Petitioner’s funda­ mental parental rights in spite of the preponderance of proofs or evidence clearly establishing that Petitioner

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Philippe Zogbe Zatta

For respondent
Scott Alfred Martin
Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Feb 22 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 12 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
  3. Dec 28 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent David Kilgore, Jr., Director of the California Department of Child Support Services to respond filed.
  4. Dec 21 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Steven Charles Eldred, Matthew Reichman, Russell Villasenor, and Keith McHorney to respond filed.
  5. Sep 27 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 30, 2021)