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Harmon L. Taylor v. Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, No. 05-18-00691-CR, 05-18-00692-CR, 05-18-00693-CR, 05-18-00694-CR, 05-18-00695-CR · judgment July 2, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 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

This Court's Jurisdiction Are the federal question (compelled consent) rulings "final?" Appellate Jurisdiction -denial of access Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by refusing to exercise "civil" jurisdiction? Trial jurisdiction - compelled consent Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by tacitly affirming the denial of Special Appearance(s)? Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by tacitly affirming the denial of Plea(s) to the Jurisdiction? Invalid state statute(s) Is the TEX. TRANSP. CODE unconstitutional, as applied?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Harmon L. Taylor

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 07 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 05 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
  3. Oct 05 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)