No. 24-533

Unknown Heirs, et al. v. Howard Reiner, as Permanent Dependent Administrator for the Estate of Beda Garcia Barnett, Deceased

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2024-11-12
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: court-of-appeals federal-question judicial-conflict obergefell-precedent supervisory-power texas-appellate-law
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw DueProcess Securities Jurisdiction JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2025-01-17
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeal's decision grossly depart from Texas law or create a substantial conflict with federal court decisions in applying Obergefell v. Hodges such that Supreme Court intervention is necessary?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Did the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision so grossly depart from the accepted and usual course of Texas law, or sanctioned such a departure by the probate court, that it requires the U.S. Supreme Court to exercise its supervisory power? 2. Is there a substantial conflict between Texas lower courts and federal court decisions in applying Obergefell v. Hodges such that certiorari is necessary to correct this error? 3. Does the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision affect an important federal question and create a substantial conflict with relevant decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and Texas State courts’ decisions such that certiorari is necessary to correct this error?

Docket Entries

2025-01-21
Petition DENIED.
2024-12-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2025.
2024-10-24
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Estate of Beda Garcia Barnett, et al.
Kathy Elizabeth RouxLaw Office of Kathy Roux, Petitioner
Kathy Elizabeth RouxLaw Office of Kathy Roux, Petitioner