Prologue — Areizaga v. Spicer

C!) Sugreme Court, U.8.

FILEN

05-258 AUG 2 2 2005

No. OFPICE OF THE CLERK

IN THE

Supreme Court of the United States

EFRAIN AREIZAGA

Petitioner,

Vv.

JODY SPICER

Respondent.

ON PETITION For Writ OF CERTIORARI TO THE 13™

JUDICIAL CiRCUIT COURT OF HIILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,

STATE OF FLORIDA

PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI

EFRAIN AREIZAGA

Petitioner, Father/Pro Se

2205 E. 97" Ave.

Tampa, Florida 33612

Tel.: (813) 389-3155

Writ-+’rep Express

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW

Did the trial court deny the best interest of the child and

infringe on the father’s constitutional and fundamental

rights to due process and the equal protection of the law,

guaranteed by the 14" Amendment and the Parental

Kidnapping Prevention Act of 1980 (PKPA) 28 U.S.C. §

1738A in his attempt to establish visitation rights with his

child in the state of Florida, when the trial court without

any objection, argurnent or pleading excluded a finding of

severe alienation of affection, which was conclusively

admitted at trial as a matter of law, thereby permitting the

mother to relocate the parties’ minor child to the state of

Texas?

PARTIES TO THE PROCEEDINGS

EFRAIN AREIZAGA, father of the parties’ minor child

born out of wedlock, and an individual on behalf of himself

and a class of all persons similarly situated.

JODY SPICER, mother of the parties’ minor child.

: TABLE OF CONTENTS

Question Presented for Review

Parties to the Proceeding

Table of Contents

Table of Authorities

Table of Appendices —

Judgment & Opinions Entered in the Case

Basis for the Supreme Court’s Jurisdiction

A. Adequacy of State Grounds and

Issue of Great importance

B. State Court Finding of Fact

Constitutional & Statutory Provisions Involved

Statement of the Case

Reasons for Granting the Petition

Conclusion

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TABLE OF CITED AUTHORITIES

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FEDERAL CASES

Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Inc.

v. City of Akron, 651 F.2d 1198 (1981) 4

Atkins v. Atkins, 823 S.W.2d 816 (1992) 14

Betty v. Brady, 316 U.S. 455, 458, 461 (1942) l

Bolling v. Sharpe, 347 U.S. 497-98 (1954) 25

Brooklyn Savings Bank v. O'Neil

324 U.S. 697, 703 (1945) __ 5

Carlson v. Washington, 234 U.S. 103, 105 (1914) 5

Compton v. Naylor, 392 F. Supp. 575 (1975) 4

Creswill v. Knights of Pythias

225 U.S. 246, 261 (1912) 5

Cruzan v. Director, Mo. Dept. of Health

497 U.S. 261, (1990) 23

Davis v. Wechsler, 263 U.S. 22, 24 (1923) 4

Delno v. Market St. Ry. Co. 124 F.2d 965 (1942). 23

Duncan v. Louisiana, 391 U.S. 145,

148-149 (1968) 23

Duncan v. Missouri, 152 U.S. 382 (1894) 25

Cited Authorities

Edwards v. Habib, 397 F.2d 687 (1968)

Enterprise Irrigation District v. Canal Co.

243 U.S. 157, 164 (1917)

Fiske v. Kansas, 274 U.S. 380, 385-86 ( 1927)

Flood v. Broaten, 727 F.2d 303 (3 Cir.)

Garner v. Louisiana, 368 U.S. 157, 163 (1961)

Heartfield v. Heartfield, 749 F.2d 1138 (5™ Cir.)

Heisse v. State of Vermont, 519 F.Supp. 36 (1980)

Hickey v. Baxter, 800 F.2d 430 (4" Cir.)

In Re Winship, 379 U.S. 358 (1979)

Lawrence v. State Tax Commission

286 U.S. 276, 282 (1932)

Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. | (1967)

Mathews v. Eldridge, 96 S.Ct. 893 (1973)

McDougald v. Jensen, 786 F.2d 1465 (11" Cir.)

Merchants Nat. Bank v. Richmond

256 U.S. 635, 638 (1921)

Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 U.S. 390 (1923)

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NAACP v. Alabama, 357 US. 449,

455-58 (1958), 377 U.S. 288 (1964) 4

National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards

v. Arnold, 348 U.S. 37, (1954) 4

Pennovyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714, 733 (1878) 22

Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925) 23

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern

Pennsylvania, 505 U.S. 833, 847-849 (1992) 23

Postal Tel. Cable Co. v. Newport

247 U.S. 464, 475-76 (1918) 4

Quillion v. Walcott, 434 U.S. 246, 255 16

Rogers v. Platt, 814 F.2d 683 (1987) 2

Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948) 25

Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex. Rel. Williams

316 U.S. 535 (1942) 23

Stanley v. Illinois, 405 U.S. 645, 651 (1972) +

Stein v. New York, 346 U.S. 156, 181 (953) 5

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Sterling v. Constantin, 287 U.S. 378, 398 (1932)

Thompson v. City of Louisville

362 U.S. 199 (1960) 5

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Troxel v. Ganville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000) 4

Ward v. Love County, 253 U.S. 17, 22 (1920) 4

Washington v. Glusksberg, 521 U.S. 702, 720 "

(1997) 4

Washington v. United States, 357 U.S. 248 (1958) 4

Weber v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

406 U.S. 164 (1977) 25

Williams v. Florida, 399 U.S. 78, 80 (1970)

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Wood v. Georgia, 450 U.S. 261, (1981) 4

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION

Amendment XIV ie & 5

6, 23, 24, 25, 26

PUBLIC LAW

Pub. L. 96-611 15

FEDERAL STATUES

28 U.S.C. § 1257 .

28 U.S.C. § 2101 (c)

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28 U.S.C. § 1738A 1, 2, 6,

14, 15, 26

RULES OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

Rule 13.3 !

Rule 10(c) |

FLORIDA STATE CASES

Avery Dev. v. Village by the Sea Condo.

567 So.2d 447 (Fla. 4” DCA 1990) 19

Bain v. State of Florida, 730 So.2d 296

(Fla. 2 DCA 1999) 2

Berlin v. Berlin, 386 So.2d 577, 580

(Fla. 3° DCA 1980) 17

Bildner v. Bildner, 219 So.2d 749

(Fla. 3° DCA 1969) 20

. Brand v. Florida Power Corporation

633 So.2d 504 (Fla. I* DCA 1994) 20

Butler v. State, 706 So.2¢ 100

(Fla. 1 DCA 1998) 19

Canakaris v. Canakaris 382 So.2d 1197

(Fla. S.Ct. 1980) 23

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Caso v. State, 524 So.2d 422

(Fla. S.Ct. 1988) 19

Castellano v. Travelers Insurance Co.

305 So.2d 268 (Fla. 2 DCA 1974) 22

Castlewood International Co. v. LaF luer

322 So.2d 520 (Fla. S.Ct. 1976) 20

Damico v. Lundberg

379 So.2d 964 (Fla. 2” DCA 1979) 24

D.ML v. State, 773 So.2d 1216

(Fla. 3“ DCA 2000) 22

Drogaris v. Martine 's Incorporated

118 So.2d 95 (Fla. I* DCA 1960) 21

Elliott v. Elliott, 648 So.2d 137

(Fla. 4" DCA 1994) 2

Federal National Mortgage Assoc. v. Blocker

728 So.2d 306 (Fla. 1* DCA 1999) 22

FL. v. Department of Children and Families

849 So.2d 1114 (Fla. 4” DCA 2003) 24

Fogel v. Mirmelli, 413 So.2d 1204, 1205

(Fla. 3° DCA 1982) 21

Giachetti v. Giachetti

416 So.2d 27, 28 (Fla. S” DCA 1982) 26

Cited Authorities

Gibson v. State, 661 So.2d 288, 291

(Fla. S.Ct. 1995)

Goldstein v. Goldstein, 264 So.2d 49, 52

(Fla. 3 DCA 1972)

Graham v. Eisele, 245 So.2d 682

(Fla. 3 DCA 1971)

Hamilton v. Title Ins. Agency of Tampa, \nc.

338 So.2d 569, 570 (Fla. 2 DCA 1976)

Hooten v. Lake County, 177 So.2d 696

(Fla. 2" DCA 1965)

Kent v. Burdick, 591 So.2d 994

(Fla. 1* DCA 1991)

Kerrigan, Estess, Rankin & McLeod v. State

711 So.2d 1247 (Fla. 4" DCA 1998)

Leeds v. Adamse, 832 So.2d 125, 128

(Fla. 4" DCA 2002)

Lutsch v.Smith, 397 So.2d 337

(Fla. 1“ DCA 1981)

Matthews v. State, 837 So.2d 1167

(Fla. 4" DCA 2003)

McCloskey v. McCloskey, 359 So.2d 494

(Fla. 4" DCA 1978)

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Cited Authorities

McIntyre v. Mcintyre, 452 So.2d 14, 15

(Fla. 1* DCA 1984)

Miller v. Affleck, 632 So.2d 79

(Fla. 1" DCA 1993)

Morrison v. State, 818 So.2d 432

(Fla. S.Ct. 2002)

Mulford v. Sullivan, 467 So0.2d 1093, 1094

(Fla. 1“ DCA 1985)

North v. State, 65 So.2d 77, 78

(Fla. S.Ct. 1952)

Oceanic Int'l Co. v. Lantana Boatyard

402 So.2d 507, 511 (Fla. 4" DCA 1981)

Office Depot, Inc. v. Miller

584 So.2d 587, 589 (Fla. 4° DCA 1991)

Peterson, Howell & Heather v. O'Neil

314 So.2d 808 (Fla. 3% DCA 1975)

Rety v. Green, 546 So.2d 410 (Fla. 3" DCA)

Russenberger v. Russenberger, 669 So.2d 1044

(Fla. S.Ct. 1996)

Ryan's Furniture Exchange, Inc. v. Mcnair

162 So. 483 (Fla. S.Ct. 1935)

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