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Justin Pannell v. Roger Abshire, et al.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, No. 01-19-00710-CV · judgment July 7, 2020


Certiorari denied · October 18, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

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

Questions presented

  1. When does a court in a resident’s state have jurisdiction over a non-resident company who harms a resident in that resident’s state? How does the requirement of “relatedness” intersect with the due process clause and the procedural vehicle of the special appearance?

  2. What constitutes waiver of a special appearance under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 120a? Did the misapplication of Rule 120a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure deprive Petitioner of due process of law?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Alexander Jordan Houthuijzen
Alexander J. Houthuijzen, Attorney-at-Law, PLLC

For respondent
Richard Russell Hollenbeck
Wright Close & Barger, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 18 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 29 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/15/2021.
  3. Sep 23 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Roger Abshire, et al. to respond filed.
  4. Sep 16 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 22, 2021)