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Hubert Arvie v. Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, et al.

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 24-30759 · judgment June 3, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Questions presented

Questions have risen out of state and federal court final judgments involving retaliatory, fraudulent, conspiratorial, and ultra vires acts or omissions which were committed by religious corporate members, licensed attorneys, and members of the judiciary. Questions of law are raised. The questions were first raised - or otherwise fairly raised - on appeal as follows: 1. Whether federal courts must compel state-courts to certify and attest to their records on file in each court for deciding whether a federal plaintiff is barred from litigating the federal suit by the preclusion law of the State where the claimant assert that the state-courts failed to address federal constitutional and state issues raised on appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1738; 42 U.S.C. § 1983; U.S.C. Const. Amends. 5,14. 2. Whether claims can be relitigated apart from independent claims if the plaintiff seeks relitigation under the full-and-fair opportunity exceptions when the claimant plausibly alleges the state-courts failed to provide a full-and-fair opportunity to litigate as guaranteed by the Fifth and 14th Amendment of the Constitution. 28 U.S.C. § 1738; La. R.S. 13:4231(3), 13:4232(A); U.S.C. Const. Amend. 5,14. 3. Whether civil liability can be imposed on judges, the judicial staff of the court, and licensed attorneys in their administrative and personal capacity if the officers fail in their duty to report all known illegal acts or omissions of impropriety committed by judges, licensed attorneys, or the like if they are required to do so by legislative directive or written judicial policies; or (2) whether civil liability can be imposed on elected governmental officers in their administrative managerial capacity for failing in their duty to promulgate a written policy requiring all members of the judiciary to report all known illegal acts or omissions of impropriety to the proper authorities for protecting the rights of citizens. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 4. Whether private parties may be liable under Section 1983, Title 42 U.S.C., when the attorneys for the private parties collaborate with judges to cause judges to misuse power possessed by virtue of state law for precluding entry of a judgment condemning their ultra vires acts, omissions, retaliatory, fraudulent conduct, bad faith dealings, or the like. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983; U.S.C. Amends. 5,14. Page 2 of 76

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Hubert Arvie

For respondent
Kyle M. Beasley
Plauche', Smith & Nieset, LLC

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 12 2025
    Supplemental brief of petitioner Hubert Arvie filed. (Distributed)
  3. Dec 04 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  4. Nov 19 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Chief Justice Joh L. Weiner, Justice William J. Crain, Justice Jefferson Hughes, Justice Jay B. McCallum, Justice Piper Griffin, and Catheryn Babin to respond filed.
  5. Nov 19 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Wilshire Insurance Company, Kenneth Miller, Matt Slomiony, David Smeltz, Gieger, Laborde & Laperouse, LCC, Tara E. Clement, Robert I. Siegel and Patrick O. Weilbaecher to respond filed.
  6. Nov 17 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Cathedral of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Cox Cox Filo Camel Wilson & Brown, Michael Cox, Richard Wilson, Somer Brown, Jackson Ritchie, Letha Reed, Darryl Washington, Lankton Doucet and Kenneth Smith to respond filed.
  7. Nov 12 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (erroneously named "Farm Bureau Insurance"); Dan Dennis (erroneously named "Dan Dinnis"); Jimmy Doles (erroneously named "Jimmy Dole"); Plauche', Smith & Nieset LLC; and Van C. Seneca to respond filed.
  8. Nov 07 2025
    Waiver of right of respondents Christian D. Chesson, Patricia D. Fernandez, Gibson Law Partners, LLC, James H. Gibson, Anna M. Grand to respond filed.
  9. Sep 03 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)