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Kenny Taylor v. Brook Valley Management, Incorporated

IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-10327 · judgment September 10, 2025


Certiorari denied · January 12, 2026

Question presented

Whether a state-law cause of action — such as a meal-period violation under Texas law — may be dismissed or removed to federal court solely because the complaint contains incidental references to unrelated federal statutes (such as the ADA or OSHA), when those references were included only as background context and the state-law claims present independent grounds for relief.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Kenny Taylor

For respondent

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 12 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 11 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/9/2026.
  3. Oct 24 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due November 28, 2025)