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R. M. C., III v. J. D. L.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Colorado, No. 21CA0520 · judgment April 21, 2022

Certiorari denied · February 21, 2023
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 a state may require an adoptive parent to comply with a custody order issued prior to his adoption of the child without due process.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
David John Pigott
Hampton & Pigott LLP

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Linked docket
22M42

Proceedings

  1. Feb 21 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 18 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/17/2023.
  3. Dec 05 2022
    Motion (22M42) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record Granted.
  4. Nov 09 2022
    MOTION (22M42) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/2/2022.
  5. Oct 22 2022
    Motion (22M42) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari under seal with redacted copies for the public record filed.
  6. Oct 22 2022
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 4, 2023)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service