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Surender Malhan v. Alina Myronova
Paid petition · Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, No. A-2156-21, A-2787-21 · judgment August 20, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.
Question presented
Whether a parent is entitled to a prompt evidentiary hearing when that parent is deprived of physical and legal custody of a child by the State in the context of a child custody proceeding when the factual basis for the deprivation is disputed?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Surender Malhan
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, October 5, 2026 · Certiorari denied
Proceedings
- Oct 05 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jul 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2026.
- Jun 06 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 9, 2026)