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Wesley Perkins v. Whitney Brewster, Executive Director, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, et al.

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-50678 · judgment April 13, 2021

Certiorari denied · October 4, 2021
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

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

Questions presented

Statutory Challenge

  1. Is the TEX. TRANSP. CODE “unconstitutional,” as applied?

  2. Are sanctions abusive? Pleading standard

  3. Was it abusive to order more pleading?

  4. Was dismissal abusive? Compelled Arbitration

  5. Is PITMAN Disqualified?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Wesley Perkins

For respondent
Brian H. Fletcher
Acting Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 04 2021
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 08 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
  3. Aug 23 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Judge Lee Yeakel to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Aug 17 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent Whitney Brewster, Dir., TX DMV to respond filed.
    Main Document
  5. Jul 13 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 23, 2021)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word Count