Peter Max’s Daughter Can’t Revive Guardianship Talks Lawsuit (1)

Artist Peter Max’s daughter lost an appeal to revive her lawsuit against a top New York City judicial official over allegedly routine and one-sided private talks between judges and guardians in adversarial proceedings like those involving her father.

Libra Max lacks standing because her alleged injury isn’t fairly traceable to Deputy Chief Administrative Judge Deborah Kaplan’s alleged oversight failures, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said in a summary order Thursday.

Max has been fighting to remove her father’s court-appointed guardian for several years, alleging the guardian has been abusive and neglectful.

Disputes over Peter Max’s care ...