No. 22-5130
Timothy J. Mazique v. Louisiana
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: arrears child-support civil-procedure due-process equal-protection incarceration judicial-review obligor-rights statutory-interpretation
Key Terms:
ERISA
ERISA
Latest Conference:
2022-09-28
Question Presented (from Petition)
1. The district court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Louisiana Supreme Court erred in finding the petitioner responsible for paying arrears in the amount of $70,875.00. According to Louisiana Revised Statute 9 § 311.1 Child support during the obligor's incarceration, which clearly states that "every order of child support shall be suspended when the obligor will be or is incarcerated."
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the district court, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Louisiana Supreme Court erred in finding the petitioner responsible for paying arrears in the amount of $70,875.00 despite Louisiana Revised Statute 9 § 311.1 which states that child support shall be suspended during the obligor's incarceration
Docket Entries
2022-10-03
Petition DENIED.
2022-08-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
2022-08-18
Waiver of right of respondent Louisiana to respond filed.
2022-07-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 18, 2022)
Attorneys
Louisiana
Shae Gary McPhee Jr. — Louisiana Department of Justice, Respondent
Timothy Mazique
Timothy J. Mazique — Petitioner