| Case Heading (S-19-0079) | |||||
| Case Number: | S-19-0079 | Case Docketed On: | 04/22/2019 | ||
| Status: | Closed | ||||
| Original Court: | First Judicial District Laramie County | Case Type: | Direct Appeal - Civil - Children (Title 14) | ||
| Short Title: | IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: L-MHB, minor child, DENISE LYNN METS, f/k/a DENISE LYNN FENSTERMACHER v. STATE OF WYOMING, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES | ||||
| Full Title: | IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: L-MHB, minor child, DENISE LYNN METS, f/k/a DENISE LYNN FENSTERMACHER, Appellant (Respondent), v. STATE OF WYOMING, DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES, Appellee (Petitioner). | ||||
| - Party Information |
| Role | Party Name | Attorney(s) |
| Appellant | Denise Lynn Mets | Tyler John Garrett Katie Jean Koski |
| Appellee | Department of Family Services | Bridget L. Hill Misha Westby Jill E. Kucera Wendy Susan Ross |
| Other Particpants | ||
| Guardian ad litem | Wyoming Guardian Ad Litem Program | Dan S. Wilde Joseph Raymond Belcher |
| - Case Decision Information | |
| Issues: | Evidence, Termination of Parental Rights |
| Opinion Number: | 2020 WY 1 |
| Citation: | 454 P.3d 935 |
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| Docket Information | |||||
| Filing Date | Document Description | Docket Entry Type | Docket Entry Subtype | Status | |
| 04/22/2019 | Event - Docketed and indexed | Event | Docketed and indexed | Final | |
| 04/22/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Record completion notice from district court | Notice-Incoming | Record completion notice from district court | Final | |
| 04/22/2019 | Notice-Outgoing - Docketing letter | Notice-Outgoing | Docketing letter | Final | |
| 04/22/2019 | Notice-Outgoing - Other - Notice to counsel regarding TPR cases | Notice-Outgoing | Other | Final | |
| 06/10/2019 | Event - E-filing removed - Brief of Appellant removed from system due to unredacted information included in brief. Will be resubmitted before midnight. | Event | E-filing removed | Final | |
| 06/10/2019 | Brief - Appellant | Brief | Appellant | Final | |
| 06/11/2019 | Event - Hardcopy received - Brief of Appellant | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 06/12/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Appellant's Designation of record | Notice-Incoming | Designation of record | Final | |
| 07/25/2019 | Brief - Appellee | Brief | Appellee | Final | |
| 07/25/2019 | Brief - Guardian ad litem | Brief | Guardian ad litem | Final | |
| 07/25/2019 | Event - Hardcopy received - Brief of Appellee; and received copy of designation of record on appeal | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 07/29/2019 | Event - Hardcopy received - Brief of the Guardian Ad Litem in Support of Appellee and for Affirmance of the District Court | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 08/09/2019 | Brief - Appellant reply | Brief | Appellant reply | Final | |
| 08/09/2019 | Event - Hardcopy received - Reply Brief of Appellant | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 08/12/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Designation of record (Appellant's Supplement) | Notice-Incoming | Designation of record | Final | |
| 08/12/2019 | Notice-Outgoing - Request for transmitted record on appeal | Notice-Outgoing | Request for transmitted record on appeal | Final | |
| 08/13/2019 | Order - Oral argument scheduled | Order | Oral argument scheduled | Final | |
| 08/19/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting from Wendy S. Ross obo Appellee | Notice-Incoming | Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting | Final | |
| 08/23/2019 | Record - Transmitted record on appeal from district court clerk, five volumes. Volume 1, Original Papers; Volume 2, Jury Instructions & Verdict; Volumes 3-4, Confidential Transcripts; Volume 5, Exhibits. | Record | Transmitted record on appeal | Final | |
| 08/23/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting from Katie J. Koski obo Appellant | Notice-Incoming | Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting | Final | |
| 09/09/2019 | Notice-Incoming - Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting received by Jospeh Belcher obo GAL (will not argue) | Notice-Incoming | Receipt acknowledgment - oral argument setting | Final | |
| 09/17/2019 | Notice-Internal - Oral argument notice, argued before Chief Justice Davis, Justices Fox, Kautz, Boomgaarden and Gray (Tyler J. Garrett and Katie J. Koski , argument by Ms. Koski o/b/o Appellant; Wendy S. Ross o/b/o Appellee; Joseph R. Belcher appearing but not arguing o/b/o GAL) and taken under advisement | Notice-Internal | Oral argument notice | Final | |
| 01/02/2020 | Opinion - Opinion and journal order, affirming with Justice Gray writing for the Court | Opinion | Opinion and journal order | Final | |
| 01/08/2020 | Motion - Fees and costs | Motion | Fees and costs | Final | |
| 01/08/2020 | Event - Hardcopy received - Motion for Payment of Attorney's Fees & Expenses | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 01/14/2020 | Response/Objection - Motion | Response/Objection | Motion | Final | |
| 01/14/2020 | Event - Hardcopy received - State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services' Response and Objection to Appellant's Motion for Payment of Attorney's Fees & Expenses | Event | Hardcopy received | Final | |
| 01/28/2020 | Order Awarding Attorney's Fees & Costs | Order | Awarding attorney fees and costs | Final | |
| 01/28/2020 | Notice-Outgoing - Mandate | Notice-Outgoing | Mandate | Final | |
| 01/28/2020 | Record - Record returned to district court | Record | Record returned to district court | Final | |
| 01/28/2020 | Notice-Outgoing - Record return letter | Notice-Outgoing | Record return letter | Final | |
| 01/28/2020 | Event - Case closed | Event | Case closed | Final | |
| 01/31/2020 | Service - Certified mail signature return card - Record signed for 1/30/2020 by Diane Sanchez | Service | Certified mail signature return card | Final | |