No. 23A790

John Doe 1, et al. v. Harris County, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-02-27
Status: Presumed Complete
Type: A
Tags: cause-of-action certiorari fifth-circuit judicial-review procedural-dismissal time-extension
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the lower courts properly dismissed the Petitioner's case for failure to state a viable cause of action

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

No question identified. : To the Honorable Samuel A. Alito, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Justice for the Fifth Circuit: Pursuant to Rule 13.5 Petitioners respectfully request that the time to file a Petition for Writ of Certiorari in this Court be extended for 30 days to and including April 4, 2024. The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied Petitioners appeal on December 5, 2023, Per Curiam following the reasons stated in the opinion of the district court ruling of November 17, 2022, which affirmed the district court’s order dismissing Petitioner’s case for failure to state a viable cause of action. Thus, the Petition for Certiorari currently from Petitioner’s is currently due on or before March 5, 2024. This application for extension of time is being filed more than ten days before that date. See Supreme Court Rules 13.5, 22, 30.2, and 30.3. A copy of the opinion of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirming the judgment of the district court, is attached to this application as

Docket Entries

2024-02-28
Application (23A790) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 3, 2024.
2024-02-23
Application (23A790) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 4, 2024 to April 4, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

John Doe 1, et al.
David James BattonLaw Office of David J. Batton, Petitioner
David James BattonLaw Office of David J. Batton, Petitioner