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Tamika Seay v. Georgia, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 24-12721 · judgment October 24, 2024


Dismissed · January 15, 2026

Questions presented

  1. What do the litigant and accused do when the state court and the appellant court says two different things?

  2. Whether procedures the United States Government followed satisfy Due Process of Law under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment before it deprived Petitioner of life, liberty and property without due process of law, accused her of crime, deprived her of the right of notice, trial by jury, an attorney, the right to be free from self-incrimination and unlawful seizure?

  3. Whether the United States Government violated Petitioner’s Substantive Rights and fail to conform to the “ Due Process Clause” under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment, Bill of Rights and Substantive Due Process to prevent the government’s interference and unwarranted intrusion with fundamental rights including custody of her child and the right to trial by jury.

  4. Whether error in this case meets the criteria of a “ Plain Error” under FRCP Rule 52(b): the mistake must be clear, obvious, and affect the substantial rights of the Petitioner.

  5. Did the state court effectively carry the decision of the Appellant Court(s) into effect?

  6. Whether the United States Government had or has probable cause for the seizure of the Petitioners child?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tamika Seay

For respondent
Stephen John Petrany
Georgia Department of Law

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 15 2026
    Case considered closed.
  2. Oct 06 2025
    The motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied. Petitioner is allowed until October 27, 2025, within which to pay the docketing fee required by Rule 38(a) and to submit a petition in compliance with Rule 33.1 of the Rules of this Court.
  3. Jun 26 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
  4. Jun 09 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent State of Georgia to respond filed.
  5. Jan 24 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due June 20, 2025)