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Martine Bernard v. Christopher Hodyl
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Colorado, No. 21CA0177 · judgment April 7, 2022
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Questions presented
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Whether statutory psychotherapist patient privilege and the right to liberty or autonomy provided in the due process clause of the United States Constitution bar a state court from forcing Petitioner to either use courtappointed” treating family therapist, file her therapy treatment summary and subpoena said therapist to be examined by the court, or face $100.00 per day in monetary sanctions?
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Whether the right to procedural due process under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution bar a' state court from issuing monetary sanctions against a party for not contacting a “court-appointed” treating family therapist, without the court first providing notice, a hearing, or having a motion and affidavit from the opposing party?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Martine Bernard
For respondent
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Case
Subject area
Due Process (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, May 30, 2023 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- May 30 2023Petition DENIED.
- May 09 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/25/2023.
- Mar 20 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 24, 2023)