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Paul Johnson v. Matthew Tepper

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Seventh District, No. 07-23-00146-CV · judgment August 7, 2023


Certiorari denied · April 22, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate: the model weighted this down for a self-represented petitioner.

Question presented

Whether the United States Supreme Court will review the actions of a Texas Court of Appeals, which departed from its role as a neutral arbiter by engaging in advocacy for a governmental entity against a pro se plaintiff, violating the principle of party presentation by raising issues and arguments sua sponte, unaddressed by either party.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Paul Johnson

For respondent
Sharon Coffee Baxter
McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen, P.C.

Case

Subject area
Judicial Power (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Order
Order list, April 22, 2024 · Certiorari denied

Proceedings

  1. Apr 22 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Apr 03 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
  3. Feb 26 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Tepper to respond filed.
  4. Feb 15 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2024)