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James K. Collins, et ux. v. D.R. Horton-Texas, Ltd.
Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, No. 14-17-00764-CV · judgment December 20, 2018
Certiorari denied · June 15, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 2% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the Fourteenth Amendment allows a state to enforce a void federal judgment obtained without personal jurisdiction over and notice to the defendant. Whether the Tenth Amendment allows a federal court to extinguish a state's sovereign land grant and property owner rights without application of substantive state law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Toni Sharretts Collins
Law Office of Toni L. Sharretts Collins
For respondent
Ben A. Baring Jr.
DeLange Hudspeth
Proceedings
- Aug 24 2020Rehearing DENIED.
- Jul 30 2020DISTRIBUTED.
- Jul 10 2020Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Jun 15 2020Petition DENIED.
- May 26 2020DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2020.
- May 19 2020Waiver of right of respondent D. R. Horton-Texas, Ltd. to respond filed.
- May 12 2020Waiver of D.R. Horton-Texas, Ltd. not accepted for filing. (May 12, 2020)
- May 08 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 18, 2020)
- Mar 18 2020Application (19A947) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until May 11, 2020.
- Mar 13 2020Application (19A947) to extend further the time from April 11, 2020 to May 10, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.
- Feb 25 2020Application (19A947) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 11, 2020.
- Feb 21 2020Application (19A947) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 12, 2020 to May 10, 2020, submitted to Justice Alito.