No. 21-228

Michael Murphy v. Richard Sarta, et al.

Lower Court: Tennessee
Docketed: 2021-08-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: access-to-justice civil-rights constitutional-rights constitutional-vagueness due-process jurisdiction jurisdictional-challenge jury-trial state-court-procedure
Key Terms:
Immigration
Latest Conference: 2021-11-19
Question Presented (AI Summary)

WHETHER THE TENNESSEE STATE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS ARE USING A CONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE STATUTE TO DENY CITIZENS SIMILARLY SITUATED HEREIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND TO VIOLATE THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS WITHOUT RECOURSE AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL,THEREBY THWARTING JURISDICTION AND BLOCKING THEIR ACCESS TO JUSTICE

Question Presented (from Petition)

No question identified. : . { L} t « . QUESTIONYS) PRESENTED | WHETHER THE TENNESSEE STATE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS ARE USING : A CONSTITUTIONALLY VAGUE 59.04, TO DENY CITIZENS SIMILARLY SITUATED HEREIN AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND TO VIOLATE THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS WITHOUT RECOURSE AND THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL,THEREBY THWARTING JURISDICTION AND BLOCKING THEIR ACCESS TO JUSTICE. , | | | | | | | : i |

Docket Entries

2021-11-22
Petition DENIED.
2021-11-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/19/2021.
2021-10-15
Brief of respondents Richard Sarta, et al. in opposition filed.
2021-09-13
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted in part and the time is extended to and including October 18, 2021.
2021-09-07
Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 16, 2021 to November 15, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-08-13
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 16, 2021)

Attorneys

Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy — Petitioner
Michael Murphy — Petitioner
Richard Sarta, et al.
Kenneth W. WardTrammell, Adkins & Ward, P.C., Respondent
Kenneth W. WardTrammell, Adkins & Ward, P.C., Respondent