Oral arguments scheduled in sperm donor case
District Judge Mattivi sets hearing for 9 a.m. Oct. 25
Posted: September 3, 2013
By The Capital-Journal
Shawnee County District Judge Mary Mattivi last week scheduled oral arguments to be heard in the Craigslist case at 9 a.m. Oct. 25 in the court’s Division 10.
Mattivi set the hearing date Aug. 27, according to records available on the court website.
The Kansas Department for Children and Families filed the lawsuit in October seeking to have Topeka William Marotta declared the father of a girl Jennifer Schreiner bore in 2009 so he can be forced to pay child support.
Marotta contacted the women after they placed an ad seeking a sperm donor on Craigslist. The state contends their contract was moot because those involved didn’t follow a Kansas statute enacted in 1994, which the state says requires a licensed physician to perform the artificial insemination in cases involving sperm donors.
Motions seeking summary judgment in their favor were filed in May by Timothy Keck, co-lead counsel for the state, and in July by attorney Benoit Swinnen, representing Marotta.
A summary judgment is a determination made by a court without a full trial.