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Venisha Arnold v. 1600 West Loop South, L.L.C., dba The Post Oak at Uptown Houston, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, No. 25-20261 · judgment October 29, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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' Where there is a lack of subject matter jurisdic tion after all federal claims have been dismissed from a case that started in state court and the only remain ing claims are state law claims a federal court whether trial or appellate must remand a case based on there being no jurisdiction for the case to be in federal court after removal by not remanding the case a federal court is departing from established legal procedures?
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Whether a reserve member of law enforcement can be viewed as a state actor under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 when that reserve member of law enforcement is re quested to investigate a possible crime because that person is a reserve member of law enforcement?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Venisha D. Arnold
For respondent
Antonio Xavier Milton
Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing PLLC
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 15 2026Rehearing DENIED.
- May 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/11/2026.
- May 15 2026Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Apr 20 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 01 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2026.
- Feb 27 2026Waiver of right of respondents 1600 West Loop South, L.L.C, d/b/a The Post Oak at Uptown Houston; Joshua Barry to respond filed.
- Feb 09 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)