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Joe Blessett v. Texas Office of the Attorney General, Galveston County Child Support Enforcement Division

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 20-40135 · judgment October 8, 2021

Certiorari denied · March 21, 2022
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

Joe Blessett disagrees with the lower court decisions to affirm the district court judgment.

  1. Does the State Title IV-D Agency operate as a business-to-business enterprise for a profit with the United States under Cooperate Federalism to be subjected to Clearfield Trust Doctrine scrutiny?

  2. Is Joe Blessett as the creditor or any other Individual entitled to uniform commerce and contract claiise protections? I

  3. Did the State Agency waive its immunity through tacit conduct incompatible with an intent to preserve that immunity?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Joe Blessett

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jun 06 2022
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. May 17 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/2/2022.
  3. Apr 04 2022
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 21 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Mar 02 2022
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022.
  6. Dec 03 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 14, 2022)
    PetitionAppendixCertificate of Word CountProof of Service