Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in California

Federal Writ (Juvenile Dependency)

1. deadline for filing a writ from the state court (denied), in Federal court . And, what Federal rules applies. (Juvenile Dependency)

2. What USC apply to it's application in Federal Court when there are Constitutional issues at hand


Asked on 8/09/07, 11:52 am

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Michael Stone Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE

Re: Federal Writ (Juvenile Dependency)

A writ to the California Supreme Court that is denied can be the subject of a certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court. Otherwise your avenues for review of a California juvenile dependency case are slim. The Rooker-Feldman doctrine and Pullman abstention ordinarily prevent separate federal court actions. And the U.S. Supreme Court abolished habeas corpus in juvenile dependency cases in Suter v. Artist M. Good luck.

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Answered on 8/09/07, 12:29 pm


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