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Robert J. Wilson v. State Bar of Texas

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Third District, No. 03-18-00649-CV · judgment March 20, 2019


Certiorari denied · January 13, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

Introduction: Petitioner contends he was disbarred without no­ tice or opportunity to defend himself by his state bar and then denied access to the Courts for redress when he filed a lawsuit.

  1. Can the State of Bar of Texas disbar one of its members without affording him due process of law as guaranteed by its own Rules of Disciplinary Procedure by claiming court created governmental immunity in contradiction of this Court’s Due Process requirements as set forth in: Dent v. West Virginia, 129 U.S. 114 (1889); Slochower v. Board of Education, 350 U.S 551(1956); In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257, 273 (1948)?

  2. Can a State created agency such as this Re­ spondent deny one of its members due process of law as required by this Court in In re Ruffalo, 390 U.S. 544

  3. by simply ignoring its own “right to sue” statute and be protected by court created governmental im­ munity?

  4. Can a State created agency such as this Re­ spondent deny one of its members due process of law as required by this Court in In re Ruffalo, 390 U.S. 544

  5. and Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 333,344

  6. by simply ignoring its due process requirements in its own Rules of Disciplinary Procedure and be pro­ tected by court created governmental immunity?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Robert J. Wilson

For respondent
Matthew J. Greer

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 13 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 23 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/10/2020.
  3. Dec 11 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent State Bar Texas to respond filed.
  4. Nov 20 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2019)