Lori Zarlenga v. Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
The Rhode Island Supreme Court erred by not allowing Petitioner's appeal to proceed on the merits. The Rhode Island Supreme Court erred by dismissing Petitioner's appeal on the grounds of mootness. Petitioner's appeal involves legal issues of first impression that would be resolved if the merits of the issues were addressed. The Decision Below Warrants This Court's Review.
1. Did the Rhode Island Supreme Court make an error of law, abuse its discretion, prejudice Petitioner's case by dismissing Petitioner's Appeal on the grounds of moonless and not deciding Petitioner's appeal on the merits and not asserting authority to review evidentiary errors in the Rhode Island District Court?
2. Whether RI Supreme Court erred, abused its discretion, prejudiced Petitioner's case by failing to decide or address the arguments presented by Petitioner's counsel as to the capable of repetition yet evading review exception to the moonless doctrine?
3. Did the RI Supreme Court decide that the capable of repetition yet evading review" exception to the moonless doctrine was not applicable to Petitioner's appeal? If so, then did RI Supreme Court make an error of law, abuse its discretion, prejudice Petitioner's case in concluding that the "capable of repetition yet evading review" exception to the moonless doctrine was not applicable to Petitioner's appeal?
Whether the exceptions to the mootness doctrine, "capable of repetition yet evading review" "public interest or public importance exception" and "collateral consequences Exception" are applicable to Petitioner's appeal. Thus warrants review of decisions below.
Whether the Rhode Island Supreme Court's decision dismissing Petitioner's appeal as moot is motivated by Political Psychiatry Abuse.
Did the Rhode Island Supreme Court violate Petitioner's, liberty protected rights due process of law, and equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Rhode Island Constitution cited herein or any other applicable law for reasons set forth herein?
Did the Rhode Island District Court and the Rhode Island Supreme Court intentionally delay and obstruct Petitioner's appeal and thereby causing Petitioner's appeal to be dismissed as moot?
Did Rhode Island Supreme Court violate due process of law, equal protection, and liberty protected interests under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Rhode Island Constitution by failing to give precedence of Petitioner's appeal on the RI Supreme Court dockets and failing to insure the expeditious transmission of the record and transcript pursuant to Rhode Island General Laws Mental Health Statute 40.1-5-8 (k) (2) so that Petitioner's appeal would not be rendered meaningless by dismissing Petitioner's appeal as moot?
Whether the Rhode Island Supreme Court deprived Petitioner of her right to due process of law and equal protection by denying her the right to access or attend oral argument hearing on May 1,2019.
Whether the Rhode Island District Court's February 23, 2018 decision granting Petition for Civil Court Certification and Petition for Instructions including re-certification Commitment Orders set forth herein, and the Rhode Island Supreme Court June 3, 2019 decision dismissing Petitioner's appeal as moot, was corrupt and tainted that petitioner could never have received a fair trial.
Whether Rhode Island Supreme Court Appellate Procedure Rule 33 violates Petitioner's due process right to record Appellate proceeding which prejudiced Petitioner to a meaningful review of Petitioner's appeal.
Whether Rhode Island Supreme Court made other significant errors of law or constitutional violations.
Whether the United States Supreme
Whether the Rhode Island Supreme Court erred by dismissing Petitioner's appeal on the grounds of mootness