No. 19-5534

James W. Royster v. Virginia

Lower Court: Virginia
Docketed: 2019-08-12
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appeals civil-procedure civil-procedure-jurisdiction civil-rights due-process jurisdiction standing state-courts statutory-interpretation
Latest Conference: 2019-10-11
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Petitioner filed two (2) Motions with the Henrico County, Virginia Circuit Court Per Virginia Code section(s) 8.01-428(D) and 19.2-227, upon the ground: void ab initio judgment for Want of Jurisdiction. The Circuit Court denied both motions via Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1:1 Petitioner appealed the Circuit Court's decision to the Virginia Supreme Court and it affirmed the Circuit Court's decision. Thus, this Case Presents the following question:

Did the Henrico County, Circuit Court errin determining that it did Not have jurisdiction to Consider such motions fer Virginia Supreme Court Rule 1:1, and did the Virginia Supreme Court errin affirming such opinion?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did the Henrico County Circuit Court err in determining that it did not have jurisdiction to consider such motions for Virginia Supreme Court Rule 5:15 and did the Virginia Supreme Court err in affirming such opinions?

Docket Entries

2019-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2019-09-26
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-07-29
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due September 11, 2019)

Attorneys

James W. Royster
James W. Royster — Petitioner