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Tamatha Lynn Melom v. Stone County, Mississippi

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Mississippi, No. 2024-KM-00782-SCT · judgment June 19, 2025


Certiorari denied · December 8, 2025

Questions presented

  1. Whether the seizure, destruction, and permanent transfer of a citizen's lawfully owned dogs, based on untested hearsay, without production of police reports, and without an opportunity to confront witnesses, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

  2. Whether a state court violates the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments by relying on testimony from a witness who was subpoenaed but never appeared, and by prohibiting the accused from presenting exculpatory evidence such as sworn affidavits and physical proof.

  3. Whether judicial bias and selective enforcement - including mischaracterizing a private custody agreement as a "court order" to claim a violation - violate the Equal Protection Clause and the right to a fair trial.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Tamatha Lynn Melom

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Dec 08 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 19 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/5/2025.
  3. Sep 17 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 5, 2025)