No. 18-9518

Blayne D. Williams, Sr. v. City of Austin, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-06-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 7th-amendment civil-rights due-process employment federal-law federal-rules-of-civil-procedure municipal-employer municipal-government property-interest rule-12b6 seventh-amendment state-law
Key Terms:
DueProcess Securities Privacy
Latest Conference: 2019-10-01
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the City of Austin, as a municipal government employer violated the Appellant's federal and state law rights secured by the United States Constitution and Acts of the United States Congress.

Whether Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 12 (b) (6) was used in contravention of the United States Constitution's Seventh Amendment right to jury trial.

Whether City of Austin officials, namely Acevedo engage in negligence and violate the "due process" rights of employees, as it relates to their property interest in sick leave.

Whether as a matter of Due Process and pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1866 which was enacted to protect All Persons in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the City of Austin, as a municipal government employer violated the Appellant's federal and state law rights secured by the United States Constitution and Acts of the United States Congress

Docket Entries

2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-07-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-27
Waiver of right of respondents City of Austin, Texas, et al. to respond filed.
2019-05-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 3, 2019)

Attorneys

Blayne D. Williams, Sr.
Blayne D. Williams Sr. — Petitioner
City of Austin, Texas, et al.
Meghan Lee RileyDivision Chief, Litigation City of Austin Law Dept, Respondent