No. 21-1152

Michael A. Deem v. Lorna M. DiMella-Deem

Lower Court: New York
Docketed: 2022-02-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: attorney-for-children constitutional-violation court-appointed-attorney court-appointed-counsel custody-dispute due-process free-speech parental-rights takings-clause
Latest Conference: 2022-04-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. DOES APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTORNEY
FOR THE CHILDREN OVER A FIT
FATHER'S OBJECTION VIOLATE HIS
RIGHT TO PARENTAL RELATIONS?

2. DOES COMPELLED SUBSIDIZATION OF A
COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FOR THE
CHILDREN VIOLATE A FIT FATHER'S
RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH?

3. DOES COMPELLED COOPERATION WITH
A COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FOR
THE CHILDREN VIOLATE A FIT
FATHER'S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH?

4. DOES A COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY
FOR THE CHILDREN RAISE THE
RELATIVE VOICE OF A PARTY
OPPONENT BY LITIGATING AGAINST THE
INTERESTS OF A FIT FATHER AND FOR
THE INTERESTS OF HIS ESTRANGED
WIFE IN A CUSTODY DISPUTE?

5. DOES COMPELLED SUBSIDIZATION OF A
COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FOR THE
CHILDREN VIOLATE THE TAKINGS
CLAUSE?

6. MAY THIS COURT REVIEW AN ORDER OF
THE HIGHEST COURT OF NEW YORK
STATE WHEN THERE ARE FURTHER
PROCEEDINGS YET TO OCCUR, BUT ALL
NEW YORK STATE COURTS ENFORCE
WRITTEN POLICIES, CUSTOMS AND
PRACTICES THAT VIOLATE RIGHTS
PROTECTED BY THE FEDERAL
CONSTITUTION AND A LITIGANT AND
HIS CHILDREN WILL SUFFER
IRREPARABLE HARM IF CERTIORARI IS
NOT GRANTED?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does appointment of an attorney for the children over a fit father's objection violate his right to parental-relations?

Docket Entries

2022-04-25
Petition DENIED.
2022-04-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/22/2022.
2022-02-22
Motion (21M74) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal Granted.
2022-01-26
MOTION (21M74) DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022.
2021-12-10
Motion (21M74) for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari with the supplemental appendix under seal filed.
2021-12-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 24, 2022)

Attorneys

Michael A. Deem
Michael Anthony Deem — Petitioner