No. 18-536

Harmon L. Taylor v. Texas

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2018-10-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: 'appellate-jurisdiction' 'civil-jurisdiction' 'compelled-consent' 'plea-to-the-jurisdiction' 'special-appearance' 'tex-transp-code-unconstitutional' appellate-jurisdiction civil-rights compelled-consent due-process jurisdiction plea-to-jurisdiction special-appearance standing takings texas-transportation-code transportation-code
Key Terms:
Privacy Jurisdiction
Latest Conference: 2019-01-04
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the federal question rulings on compelled consent are final

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented : This Court’s Jurisdiction wo 1. Are the federal question (compelled consent) : : : rulings “final?” . ; Appellate Jurisdiction — denial of access ; : _ 2. Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by refusing to exercise ; . “civil” jurisdiction? ; : Trial jurisdiction compelled consent 7 3. Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by tacitly affirming the : denial of Special Appearance(s)? oO " 4. Did the 5th Dist. CoA err by tacitly affirming the . denial of Plea(s) to the Jurisdiction? Invalid state statute(s) . 5. Is the TEx. TRANSP. CODE unconstitutional, as applied? : Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Taylor petitions for a writ of certiorari to the Fifth , District Court of Appeals as follows: ; Citation(s) below : : None. (2018 WL 3215905) ; a Jurisdiction (i) Date of CoA’s dismissal. July 2, 2018. Nos. 05-18-00691 to -00695. Each correctly filed as —-CV, but errantly ruled on : as —CR. . N.B. They cite Stevens as “no pet.” But see No. . oo 16-0248 (Tex. June 24, 2016) (Denied, not 7 DWOJ). Westlaw shows “History (0)” Hmm. . (That may be fixed by the time this gets filed.) Perkins and Taylor WL Histories appear correct. , oO No subseq. hist. field at txcourt.gov (e.g., 3d CoA). : (ii) Extension(s). ee Supreme Court of Texas, No. 18-0663. oo. : Denied. Sep. 21, 2018. [+90: Dec. 20, 2018] (iii) Rule 12.5. N/A (iv) Statutes, Jurisdiction. ‘ 28 U.S.C. §§ 1257(a), 2101(c). ce (v) Statutory challenges, Rule 29.4(c). : ; Texas is a party. : : Oral Argument Available : Non-argument calendar mitigates damages, but if : ; it'd be helpful, Taylor is available for oral argument.

Docket Entries

2019-01-07
Petition DENIED.
2018-12-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/4/2019.
2018-10-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 23, 2018)

Attorneys

Harmon L. Taylor
Harmon L. Taylor — Petitioner
Harmon L. Taylor — Petitioner