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S. M. v. R. R. C.

Paid petition · Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-1020-21 · judgment June 22, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 15, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. Whether the “fitness of the parent” is the appropriate test in determining child custody and reasonable visitation.

  2. Whether “strict scrutiny” is the appropriate level is the appropriate level of scrutiny for judicial review.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Sasirekha Magudapathi

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 21 2024
    pro hac vice of elephant butte irrigation district not accepted for filing. (January 07, 2025)
  2. Oct 15 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  3. Sep 25 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
  4. Jul 30 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 6, 2024)