No. 19-384

Harmon L. Taylor v. City of Sherman, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-09-23
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: civil-rights compelled-commerce compelled-consent consent-doctrine due-process fourth-amendment illegal-seizure probable-cause seizure transfer-of-venue transportation-code vehicle-definition
Key Terms:
Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2019-11-15
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Question not identified

Question Presented (from Petition)

Questions Presented Compelled consent ~ “transportation” 1. Is the TEX. TRANSP. CODE “unconstitutional,” as applied? Compelled commerce Illegal seizure 2. Did Respondents illegally seize Taylor’s van? Compelled consent magistrate participation 3. Was it abusive to dismiss? Disqualification ; 4. Is E.D.Tex. disqualified? ; Transfer of Venue 5. Was it abusive to deny transfer to N.D.Tex.? . [New] Letter Briefs , 6. Is leave required? Parties to USCA5 Proceeding Appellant a HARMON L. TAYLOR pro se , Appellees | + CITY OF SHERMAN, TEXAS, a Municipal Corporation * BRANDON SHELBY, CITY’s (corporation’s) Attorney + CODY SHOOK, the “Ticketing Officer” + FNU LNU, a/k/a ALEX AVILES, the “Assisting ; Officer” * ZACHARY FLORES, CITY’s Police Chief AllBy: D.RANDAL MONTGOMERY ; * BOB UTTER TOWING (still) missing from case style, as pointed out in Taylor’s Cert. of Interested Persons with his Brief, but specifically named in the ruling) «+ BOB UTTER TOWING, Driver li . + BOB UTTER TOWING, Assistant to Driver ; * MIDWAY STORAGE FACILITY NS All By: ANTHONY 0’HANLON ... .._.' .WHITNEY BREWSTER, Exec. Dir, TEXAS. — DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, a public charitable trust By: DEMETRI ANASTASIADIS, DENNIS M. MCKINNEY Asst. Attorneys General | iii Directly

Docket Entries

2019-11-18
Petition DENIED.
2019-10-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-10-08
Waiver of right of respondent Whitney Brewster, Director for Texas DMV to respond filed.
2019-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 23, 2019)

Attorneys

Harmon L. Taylor
Harmon L. Taylor — Petitioner
Harmon L. Taylor — Petitioner
Whitney Brewster, Director for Texas DMV
Demetri AnastasiadisOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent
Demetri AnastasiadisOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent