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Paul Johnson v. Bastrop Central Appraisal District

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Eighth District, No. 08-20-00234-CV · judgment September 29, 2022

Certiorari denied · May 22, 2023
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

Should the State of Texas create a separate standard of proof in statutory Writ of Mandamus cases that denies the poor and pro se requesters access to public information?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Johnson

For respondent
Matthew Tepper
McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen P.C.

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. May 22 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. May 02 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/18/2023.
  3. Apr 26 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Bastrop Central Appraisal District to respond filed.
    Main Document
  4. Mar 22 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 1, 2023)
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