No. 22-12
D. H. v. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, et al.
Response Waived
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether, for the purposes of the due process rights guaranteed to natural parents under the 14th Amendment, is it Constitutional to terminate the natural mother's parental rights to her surviving child based on her refusal to confess to allegations when the state bears the burden of proof by statute?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the termination of a natural mother's parental rights based on her refusal to confess to allegations when the state bears the burden of proof is constitutional under the 14th Amendment's due process rights
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-10
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-07-15
Waiver of right of respondent West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to respond filed.
2022-04-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 4, 2022)
Attorneys
D.H.
Daniel Kevin Armstrong — Armstrong Law PLLC, Petitioner
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, et al.
Lindsay Sara See — Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, Respondent