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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, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
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
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 22 2024Petition DENIED.
- Apr 03 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
- Feb 26 2024Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Tepper to respond filed.
- Feb 15 2024Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2024)