by Leon Koziol.Com
The
United States Court of Appeals in New York City released its weekly
calendar today which includes the case of John Parent v State of New York.
This is a consolidated test case seeking to establish a privacy limit for
parents and families subjected to abusive divorce, custody and support practices
in state domestic relations courts. It is being argued by Dr. Leon R. Koziol, a
parental advocate who spent more than 23 years in federal and state courts
litigating civil rights cases on behalf of minorities, women and victims of
government abuse.
It
comes in the wake of the Founding Fathers March on
Capitol Hill this past week and is set for Friday of Father’s Day weekend.
Whether the June 15th date means anything for long discriminated
fathers is already the subject of widespread speculation. Regardless, civil
rights activists across New York’s metropolitan area are already organizing a
rally at the Foley Square court in lower Manhattan. Although oral arguments are
not scheduled, this is the date set to begin deliberations, and it affords
Family Court victims an opportunity to express their support.
The
plaintiff, John Parent, is not a real person. Like the case of Roe v Wade, it is a fictitious name
allowed by a lower federal court on a sealed record to protect privacy
interests. The name is also employed to represent the concerns of “parents
similarly situated”. In this manner, the high cost and complexities of a class
action lawsuit were avoided. In short, you may be an interested party to this
action, and your personal and financial support is crucial to its success. The
lawsuit and appeals brief can be found on line at www.leonkoziol.com. Today’s news was
received with guarded optimism given the uphill battle. However, Dr. Koziol had
this to say:
“Shared
parenting and family retention are the final frontier of civil rights to be
defended under the American Constitution. When parents raise their children,
they exercise virtually every human right contemplated by that venerable
document. And so, this is where I draw my line against further invasions of
family privacy. I will not back down.”
The
case deals with a full range of parenting interests, including child alienation,
attorney misconduct, oppressive collection practices and equal protection
violations. A “separate but unequal” doctrine of custody laws is being
challenged because it mandates superior and inferior classifications among
separated paternal and maternal family units even when it harms parent-child
relationships. Litigants are needlessly forced to fight over power and money
awards which produce lucrative controversy for lawyers. Debtor prisons and other
barbaric practices inflict greatest injury to minority fathers. The case is
being defended by the U.S. Justice Department, New York Attorney General and law
firms on behalf of named lawyers and municipalities.
See
Complaint and Appeals Brief (Click
Here)
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