No. 19-31

Carol M. Kam v. Dallas County, Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2019-07-03
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: associate-judge dallas-county judicial-authority judicial-misconduct probate-court probate-court-procedure rooker-feldman-doctrine state-court state-court-jurisdiction state-law void-judgment void-rulings
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine apply to two Void [not voidable but, void] "proposed " State Court Rulings produced by a former Associate Judge, employed solely by Dallas County, who failed to acquire authority from the Judge of Record for the Dallas County Probate Court or the State Probate Court Judge, as required by State Law, to enter a Dallas County Probate Court and who failed to obtain a sign-off of his rulings from the Judge of Record within 30 days of their creation, as required by State Law?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does the Rooker-Feldman Doctrine apply to two void 'proposed' State Court rulings produced by a former Associate Judge, employed solely by Dallas County, who failed to acquire authority from the Judge of Record for the Dallas County Probate Court or the State Probate Court Judge, as required by State Law, to enter a Dallas County Probate Court and who failed to obtain a sign-off of his rulings from the Judge of Record within 30 days of their creation, as required by State Law?

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-29
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-08-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-23
Waiver of right of respondent State of Texas to respond filed.
2019-07-11
Waiver of right of respondent Dallas County to respond filed.
2019-06-28
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 2, 2019)

Attorneys

Carol Kam
Carol M. Kam — Petitioner
Dallas County
John J. ButrusDallas County District Attorney's Office, Respondent
State of Texas
Demetri AnastasiadisTexas Attorney's General Office - LEDD, Respondent