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Samuel T. Russell v. Texas

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-10252 · judgment October 5, 2020


Certiorari denied · March 22, 2021
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 petition presents the following question: When the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“ Court) said they reviewed “an Eleventh Amendment immunity determination de novo,” did not they fail the Spirit of the Framers’ written intent when the 11th Amendment plainly reads that States cannot be sued by “(l) Citizens of another State, or by (2) Citizens or (3) Subjects of any Foreign State!” was the Court not applying this oversight to Rules of law that discredit Bill of Rights Amendment 1, which says “Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people ... to petition the Government for a redress of grievances,” Amendment 4, which says “The right of the people ...against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,” Amendment 5, which says “No person shall be held ... without due process of law,” Amendment 7, which says “In Suits at common law, ... the right of trial by jury shall be preserved,” Amendment 9, which says “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people,” and Amendment 10, which says “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution ... are reserved ... to the people.'” as well as rejecting the case history rulings in Apodaca v. Oregon, 406 US. 404 (1972), Ramos v. Louisiana, 590 US. v (2020), Hernandez v. Texas, 347 U.S. 475 (1954), and Taylor v. Illinois, 484 U.S. 400!for where is it written that “Federal court jurisdiction is limited by the 11th

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel T. Russell

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Mar 22 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Feb 24 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/19/2021.
  3. Jan 04 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 12, 2021)