No. 18-1533

William Henry Starrett, Jr. v. City of Richardson, Texas

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: civil-rights civil-rights-42-usc-1983 civil-rights-42-usc-1985 civil-rights-statute conspiracy conspiracy-claims due-process federal-jurisdiction municipal-liability pleading-standards pleading-sufficiency pleadings section-1983 texas-tort-claims-act
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Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, in an initiating pleading or complaint, allegations are sufficient in the absence of explicit facts as to the one or more official policies or customs corresponding to its claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the specific manner and means of conspiracy controversial under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985(2)-(3) that each provided cause to employees of a municipality and the federal government to act with outcome of injury.

Whether, for causes of action under federal law, a Texas municipality's liability arising from its police and fire protection and control is limited by the Texas Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act or the Texas Tort Claims Act, and, does such violate right to substantive due process under light of this Court's precedent and the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

Whether coordinating practices between municipality and state police department officials with federal investigative units could now be so permanent and well settled as to constitute a custom or usage with the force of law for causes of action applicable to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

Whether a police department of a municipality acts as a civil authority to which military must remain subordinate to as directed under the Texas Constitution Article One Section 24 and either such relationship or the rights of crime victims enumerated under the Texas Constitution Article One Section 30 require law enforcement to intervene upon and either or both investigate and prosecute reported criminal activity of military, federal government, and defense contractor staff all acting within their official capacity.

5. Did petitioner, as the plaintiff in the District Court, plead factual matter that, if taken as true, sufficiently alleges in support of federal causes of action or other remedies within the jurisdiction of federal courts?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether allegations are sufficient to support claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1985(2)-(3)

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-31
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 11, 2019)

Attorneys

William Henry Starrlett
William Henry Starrett — Petitioner