No. 23-1057
Paul Johnson v. Matthew Tepper
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
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 26, 2024)
Attorneys
Matthew Tepper
Sharon Coffee Baxter — McCreary Veselka Bragg & Allen, P.C., Respondent
Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson — Petitioner