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Zsolt Petko, et al. v. Carelton Courtyard

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Texas, No. 18-0860 · judgment January 18, 2019

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

Case No: 16-TOW03-0097 Court: Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Galveston County, Texas Judge: Penny Pope Date: November 8, 2016 Question l: Does towing a person’s car constitute a legal action (TOC Sec. 2308.001)? Question 2- Does a person subjected to a legal action (i.e. towing) has the burden of proof to prove innocence or burden of proof rests with the one who initiated legal action (i.e. tower)? Question 3: Can a justice of the peace overlook factual evidence that unequivocally proves case in favor of plaintiff and claim existence of probable cause to justify ruling in favor of defendant (TRCP Rule 1 in Appendix N)? Question 4- Can a justice of the peace preclude plaintiff from the opportunity to prepare a response by allowing defendant to modify testimony and introduce new evidence at the hearing without notifying plaintiff ahead of time before the hearing (US Constitution Amendments V, VIII, and XIV in Appendix N)?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Zsolt Petko

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Dec 16 2019
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Nov 26 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
  3. Nov 01 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Oct 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Aug 07 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
  6. Apr 18 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 25, 2019)