No. 23-1057

Paul Johnson v. Matthew Tepper

Lower Court: Texas
Docketed: 2024-03-27
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: appellate-procedure civil-rights due-process free-speech judicial-neutrality party-presentation pro-se pro-se-plaintiff sua-sponte sua-sponte-arguments supreme-court-review
Latest Conference: 2024-04-19
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether the United States Supreme Court will review the actions of a Texas Court of Appeals, which departed from its role as a neutral arbiter by engaging in advocacy for a governmental entity against a pro se plaintiff, violating the principle of party presentation by raising issues and arguments sua sponte, unaddressed by either party.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the United States Supreme Court will review the actions of a Texas Court of Appeals, which departed from its role as a neutral arbiter by engaging in advocacy for a governmental entity against a pro se plaintiff, violating the principle of party presentation by raising issues and arguments sua sponte, unaddressed by either party

Docket Entries

2024-04-22
Petition DENIED.
2024-04-03
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/19/2024.
2024-02-26
Waiver of right of respondent Matthew Tepper to respond filed.
2024-02-15

Attorneys

Matthew Tepper
Sharon Coffee BaxterMcCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen, P.C., Respondent
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson — Petitioner