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Linnea W. v. Matthew P.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of New York, No. 2024-237 · judgment June 20, 2024
Certiorari denied · January 27, 2025
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
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May a state court elect to contravene its own state laws, which explicitly require the award of legal fees and representation of counsel, in violation of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments?
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May state courts unconstitutionally intrude upon the role of the State legislature by arbitrarily dispelling the State’s own laws and prevailing rulings that require an award of legal fees to obtain counsel in custody trials and the right to counsel?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Linnea W.
For respondent
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Proceedings
- Jan 27 2025Petition DENIED.
- Jan 08 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2025.
- Nov 18 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2024)
- Sep 19 2024Application (24A282) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until November 18, 2024.
- Sep 04 2024Application (24A282) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 18, 2024 to November 17, 2024, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.