Elhadj A. M. Souare v. Elizabeth Tiltscher

I. Whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment permits a state court to adopt a magistrate's decision immediately upon issuance — eliminating any practical opportunity to object before adoption — and then treat objections filed within the state-created fourteen-day objection period as procedurally forfeited. II. Whether appellate affirmance of a custody determination affecting fundamental parental rights violates due process when based on an incomplete record after timely requested transcripts were not produced before appellate review. III. Whether due process is violated when a state appellate court affirms deprivation of fundamental parental rights based on a factual finding — that no objections were filed — that is directly contradicted by the official trial court docket. IV. Whether a documented conflict between the Eighth and Ninth Ohio Appellate Districts regarding notice requirements following same-day adoption of magistrate decisions results in non-uniform protection of federal due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.