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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

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

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

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)