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Ciara Lynn Rehbein v. Jessica Michelle Paddock

IFP petition · Supreme Court of Montana, No. DA 25-0031 · judgment September 9, 2025

Certiorari denied · April 20, 2026

Question presented

  1. Whether the Due Process Clause permits a state court to award parental rights to a nonparent under an unpleaded statute after trial, where the statute supplies the authority to interfere with a fit parent’s fundamental rights and the nonparent lacked standing when the action was filed.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Ciara Lynn Rehbein

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Apr 20 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
  3. Mar 12 2026
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Ciara Lynn Rehbein filed.
    Main DocumentProof of Service
  4. Jan 12 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 19, 2026)
    PetitionMotion for Leave to Proceed in Forma PauperisAppendixProof of Service