Lotte Kassies v. Child and Family Services of San Bernardino

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 Case No. 5:25-cv-00051-VBF (MBK) LOTTE KASSIES,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

Petitioner,

THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

v. SHOULD NOT RECOMMEND

THAT THIS ACTION BE

CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES DISMISSED

OF SAN BERNARDINO,

17 Respondent. 18 19 SUMMARY OF ORDER On January 8, 2025, Lotte Kassies filed an Application for Expedited Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Petition”). (Dkt. 1.) Kassies named herself and Chad Pressman, her husband and the father of her children, as Petitioners. (Id. at 1.) Kassies alleges numerous constitutional and statutory violations that allegedly occurred during California state proceedings that resulted in the termination of the Petitioners’ parental custodial rights to two children, who were placed in the protective custody of the named Respondent, Child and Family Services of San Bernardino (“CFS”). Kassies also alleges that the Petitioners’ constitutional rights were violated during criminal actions…