No. 21-105

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

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-07-26
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: compelled-commerce compelled-consent disqualification due-process illegal-seizure judicial-discretion malicious-prosecution municipal-court pro-se-litigation transfer-of-venue venue-transfer
Key Terms:
Arbitration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Was it abusive to deny that extension?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

Questions Presented : . : Threshold Service . 1. Was it abusive to deny that extension? , Malicious Prosecution ; , , Compelled consent “transportation” F ; 2. Is the TEX. TRANSP. CODE “unconstitutional,” as : : applied? . . _ Compelled commerce Illegal seizure ; 3. Did Respondents illegally seize Taylor’s van? ; ; Compelled consent magistrate participation me . 4, Was it abusive to dismiss? af Disqualification ae 7 5. ‘Is E.D.Tex. disqualified? . Transfer of Venue : 6. Was it abusive to deny transfer to N.D.Tex.? . Sanctions ; 7, Is USCAS’s dismissal abusive? oe ; ; ; Parties to USCA5 Proceeding ; USCAS5 dismissed at the threshold. There was no : oa proceeding in the normal sense. There was also no Service at trial, which issue is co 7 ; preserved via the (ex parte) motion for extension. oO Appellant | . HARMON L. TAYLOR Ot pro se a Appellees a , . CITY OF SHERMAN, ¢ a municipal corporation + BRANDON SHELBY, : City Attorney, officially and individually i * CODY SHOOK, 7 on ‘ Police Officer, officially and individually . a FNULNU, a/k/a ALEX AVILES, . oe, a Assisting Officer, officially and individually : ae ZACHARY FLORES, . : , Chief of Police, officially | . . * BOB UTTER TOWING | an DRIVER * DRIVER’S ASSISTANT . me , * MIDWAY STORAGE FACILITY i * TT. SCOTT SMITH, . . Judge, Municipal Court, Sherman, oO a officially and individually j oie SUSAN MORRIS, Clerk, Municipal Court, Sherman, . ; officially and individually ; + JANIE FLETCHER, , Clerk, Municipal Court, Sherman, ; , . officially and individually * MUNICIPAL COURT ASST. PROSECUTOR ‘ , (Nos. 1702951, 52, 53, 54, and 4472), , officially and individually _ . | + GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS : Se * CAROL M, SIEBMAN, . | Judge, County Court at Law No. 2, oo Grayson County, 2 officially and individually | MICHAEL SISSNEY, | Prosecutor, Muni. and CCL2, | : officially and individually . oO MATT RALSTON, : : Asst. Prosecutor, CCL2, . : officially and individually * WHITNEY BREWSTER, Exec. Dir, TX DEPT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, my . ; officially and individually _ ' [STATE OF TEXAS; see the Companion case] = » RON CLARK, a ; , fo : Chief Judge (at the time), E.D.Tex., ; : officially and individually ; : AMOS L. MAZZANT, II | . : assigned § 451 judge, E.D.Tex., . , : officially and individually : CHRISTINE A. NOWAK, : : : designated but unconsented-to magistrate, i.e., . ; a arbiter, . oo officially and individually a + CARL E. STEWART, oa : Chief Justice (at the time), USCA5, — officially and individually Directly

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-09-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-07-19
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 25, 2021)

Attorneys

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