No. 23-7633

Deanne R. Upson Giese v. William Earl Wallace, III

Lower Court: Maryland
Docketed: 2024-06-04
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: child-custody civil-rights constitutional-protections due-process equal-protection equal-rights-amendment free-speech interstate-jurisdiction interstate-relations parent-child parental-rights
Key Terms:
DueProcess Punishment JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Question Presented (from Petition)

Question 1: Given that the Equal Rights Amendment
is now Ratified, have the states of Maryland, District of
Columbia, and Virginia violated the rights of this
Mother and Child under the United States
Constitution?

Question 2: Did the Maryland Supreme Court err in
ruling that this case (and related 20 case history) has
"no public interest "?

1) Does it violate United States Constitutional
Rights between parents and children (and vice
versa), due process, equal protection, and free
speech for the states courts to allow a complete
severing of ties between this fit parent and her
child for over 4 years — or any length of time —
pendente lite or in final ruling that is too long to
maintain contact and a continuing meaningful
relationship, to protect the best interests of the
child, and ensure due process?

2) Does it violate the United States Constitution for
the District of Columbia (DC) courts to informally
allow matters relating to child custody and
domestic violence to be heard in other state courts
despite that child support and child custody
jurisdiction properly attached in DC and no formal
leave of court has been ordered to move matters to
other states?

3) Does the US Supreme Court have a duty to
impress the US Constitutional protections over
interstate relations and civil rights to enforce the
US Constitution in child support, child custody,
and domestic violence cases to prevent interstate
discrimination and litigant forum shopping
between the states?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Have the states of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia violated the rights of this Mother and Child under the United States Constitution?

Docket Entries

2024-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2024-07-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-07-01
Waiver of right of respondent William E. Wallace III to respond filed.
2024-02-20
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 5, 2024)
2023-12-20
Application (23A568) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until February 19, 2024.
2023-12-11
Application (23A568) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 21, 2023 to February 19, 2024, submitted to The Chief Justice.

Attorneys

Deanne R. Upson Giese
Deanne R. Upson GieseHoffee Law Firm, Petitioner
William E. Wallace III
William E. Wallace IIICapitol Legal Group, Respondent