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M.A., as Mother of J.D., petitioner, v. Jose PADILLA, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, et al., 2016 — 136 S. Ct. 2486 · caselaw · US
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M.A., as Mother of J.D., petitioner, v. Jose PADILLA, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, et al.
136 S. Ct. 2486195 L. Ed. 2d 833·Supreme Court of the United States·2016
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M.A., as Mother of J.D., petitioner,
v.
Jose PADILLA, Judge, Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County, et al.
No. 15-1049.
Supreme Court of the United States
June 20, 2016.
Motion of respondent Christopher Allen Simcox for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Motion of Defenders of Children for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of Child Justice, Inc., et al. for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Motion of Arizona Voice for Crime Victims, et al. for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One denied.