No. 25-5193

Samuel San Miguel v. Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-07-24
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: civil-commitment due-process facial-challenge legislative-intent punitive-intent rule-59-motion
Key Terms:
DueProcess
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the District Court and Fifth Circuit improperly denied Petitioner's opportunity to provide 'clearest proof' that a Texas civil commitment act is actually punitive and criminal in nature

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

1. If Texas declares. .. that the Act which they confined Petitioner under (after he completed his prison sentence) is "civil," but it is actually "criminal," and if... the Supreme Court has clearly established. "A court will reject the legislature ’s manifest intent only where a party challenging the Act provides the clearest proof that the statutory scheme is so punitive in either purpose or effect as to negate the State ’s intention. ” Did the District Court unfairly deny Petitioner an opportunity to provide the "clearest proof ’ by not considering any of the proof presented and dismissing his complaint as a “facial ” challenge, and the Fifth Circuit affirmed?, and if not... 2. Is there a proper way (and did petitioner present it here), to bring anything other than a “facial ” challenge to the Act, and actually review the objective proof of the purpose and effect of the act to determine whether it is “Civil or “Criminal ”? 3. Did the Appeals Court overlook an abuse of discretion by affirming the District Court ’s denial of Petitioner ’s request for a single opportunity to amend his complaint via a Rule 59(e) motion, as argued in his Appeal Brief, and should Plaintiff be given at least one opportunity to amend his complaint prior to dismissal with prejudice, in this case? Please, just one honest look please. Petitioner does not deserve nor seek favor from the Court -nor could he, would he, or is heimplying leniency for any sex offences committed Just please let the law prevail.

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-09-16
Waiver of right of respondents Wellpath Recovery Solutions and Management & Training Corporation to respond filed.
2025-09-08
Waiver of right of respondent Greg Abbott Governor of Texas to respond filed.
2025-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-07-24
Application (23A1114) granted by Justice Alito further extending the time to file until August 17, 2024.
2024-08-14
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 25, 2025)
2024-07-26
Application (23A1114) to extend further the time from July 29, 2024 to August 17, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.
2024-06-18
Application (23A1114) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until July 29, 2024.
2024-05-28
Application (23A1114) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from June 18, 2024 to July 29, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Greg Abbott Governor of Texas
Briana Marie WebbOffice of the Attorney General -, Respondent
Briana Marie WebbOffice of the Attorney General -, Respondent
Samuel San Miguel
Samuel San Miguel — Petitioner
Samuel San Miguel — Petitioner
Wellpath Recovery Solutions and Management & Training Corporation
Amber PickettLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Respondent
Amber PickettLewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Respondent