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Lewis-Jay Porter v. Texas

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 17-40802 · judgment July 3, 2018

Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

The Court lacks subject matter and personal jurisdiction for the reasons below. This Court, and all public offices, is defined under FRCP Rule 46) as a FOREIGN STATE; and as defined under TITLE 28— JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE. The Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) of 1976 is a United States law, codified at Title 28 §§§§§ 1330, 1332, 1391, 1441(d) and 1602-1611, and is being jurisdictionally challenged, and "full disclosure" of the "true" jurisdiction of this Court has been asked but has stayed "silent"? Any failure to disclose the true jurisdiction is a violation of 15 Statutes at Large. For this was

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lewis-Jay Porter

For respondent
Carrie Gilcrease
Nacogdoches County District Attorney's Office

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, October 7, 2019 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 19 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  3. May 30 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Texas to respond filed.
  4. Sep 13 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 10, 2019)