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Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare v. Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Summit County, et al.
IFP petition · Supreme Court of Ohio, No. 2025-0851 · judgment October 1, 2025
Questions presented
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Whether a magistrate’s issuance of a dispositive custody and support order—adopted the same day by an administrative judge without a hearing—violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Ohio Civ.R. 53(D).
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Whether a court's failure to serve summons, hold a hearing, or permit objections prior to entering binding custody and child-support orders violates procedural due process.
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Whether suspension of a parent's driver's license for child support based on an order issued without notice, evidence, or a hearing violates the Fourteenth Amendment under Bell v. Burson and Mathews v. Eldridge.
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Whether a judge's refusal to rule on timely motions for recusal and disqualification violates a party’s right to an impartial tribunal under the Due Process Clause.
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Whether the Supreme Court of Ohio’s summary dismissal of a mandamus petition alleging structural constitutional defects provides adequate review consistent with 28 U.S.C. § 1257(a).
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Elhadj Alpha Mahmoud Souare
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 05 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Nov 04 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)