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Terrence R. Bell v. Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc.

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, No. 14-22-00229-CV · judgment June 13, 2023

Certiorari denied · December 11, 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.

Questions presented

Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, erred in its interpretation and application of Amendment XIV, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, specifically with regard to equal protection of the laws.
Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals properly considered the provisions of the Texas Constitution, specifically Article I, Section 17 and Article XVI, Section 50, in its decision related to property rights.
Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals correctly applied the Federal Trade Commission Act, Section 5 (15 U.S.C. 45), in evaluating the consumer purchase financing practices in question.
Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals violated 18 U.S.C. Section 8 by participating in the securitization of civil claims without full disclosure to the parties involved, and whether this violation affected the due process rights of the petitioner.
Whether the Fourteenth Court of Appeals neglected to participate in adverse selection which encouraged moral hazards on the unaware public.

For petitioner
Terrence Reynard Bell

For respondent
William Scott Hastings
Locke Lord LLP

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Dec 11 2023
Petition DENIED.
Nov 21 2023
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/8/2023.
Nov 17 2023
Waiver of right of respondent Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. to respond filed.
Main Document
Oct 21 2023
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 14, 2023)
Petition Appendix Certificate of Word Count