No. 18-7992

Kessele Livingston v. Lauri Esslinger, et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-02-15
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: administrative-law child-custody civil-rights due-process evidence government-agencies government-authority standing
Latest Conference: 2019-04-12
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a State or Government Agency official have a duty to verify the origin of age of a child who is in their custody and whose mother and father's whereabouts are unknown; and the child tells the agency or official that his aunt has committed fraud concerning his age.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a government agency have the authority to verify the age of a child who is in their custody and the child's mother and father there?

Docket Entries

2019-04-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-03-21
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/12/2019.
2019-03-12
Waiver of right of respondents Lauri Esslinger, et al. to respond filed.
2019-01-22
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due March 18, 2019)

Attorneys

Kessele Livingston
Kessele Livingston — Petitioner
Lauri Esslinger, et al.
Daniel Patrick SchaackArizona Atty. General, Respondent