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Donnitta Sinclair, Mother of Horace Lorenzo Anderson, Jr., Deceased v. City of Seattle, Washington
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 21-35975 · judgment March 1, 2023
Certiorari denied · October 2, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 6% cert probability (95% interval 4%–8%)
Before the decision, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a petition filed soon after the judgment below, and down for a state or local-government respondent.
Question presented
Whether parental rights to the companionship of a child retains its constitutional dimension after the child reaches the age of majority.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Robert L. Sirianni Jr.
Brownstone, P.A.
For respondent
Kerala Thie Cowart
Seattle City Attorney's Office
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Oct 02 2023Petition DENIED.
- Aug 23 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Aug 04 2023Brief of respondent City of Seattle, Washington in opposition filed.
- Jul 05 2023Response Requested. (Due August 4, 2023)
- Jun 21 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
- Jun 13 2023Waiver of right of respondent City of Seattle, Washington to respond filed.
- May 25 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 29, 2023)