Eligah Darnell, Jr. v. Steven McCraw, Director of Texas Department of Public Safety

Opinion

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3 02 2025 ELIGAH DARNELL 3p 5 at Chita m APPELLANT 3 Ti Freent H Couet of APRA L3 3 V 3 STEVEN Meena, DaREcTOR, 5 TEXAS DEPARTMENT Of PuBtic 3 OAFETY 3 A PPE LLEE 3 A PPELlanTS

Post OUBMtSStON Beret To THE HON oraBle COURT;

Lecal Auttoertigs BANKS V STATE 29 5,10,3d G42 (Tex. App Houston )

CANALES V PAXTON jlo, 03-14-00264-eVv (TE.APe Austin ) COAPTREE V STATE 389 6.WISd 820 (Tey. corm APE 2012)

CITY Of SAN Anttonio V Coeres H68 SiWidd S80 (TEAPP 2015) HAL Mekaven Sog 6,wead 232 (et. 2017)

IN@E Smit 333 63d 532 (Tex. 2011) Mccoaw VOL. 625 4 wad Jol (rex, App. 2017)

OMTUTES Anio COOES

CHib2 TE, Cope ceim, Poe 311027 TEX .Govt, COOE

Neve 1497, 76TH LEG, RS. CH bop $ 4 ITH Ametoment

DefeNOANnTs mMotiod TO OISMIsS

THE Appellee Fileo A Motion to Dismiss In THE Teal. Court. (ca.Vou | AT 69-79) THe Teint Court Geantreo

THe MOTION To Dismiss AS Feo lous OR Malicious. (ee Vol} AT Lb )

THE APPELLANT Anneesseo THE Claims in SuPpoer of THE MONON TO Oionnss ingioe His INITIAL, SUPPLEMENTED AWO Rely Peet fileo im THs Couer

For Fuctucr Claetieation Ano Usoensrandenic THe APPELLantT PROVIDES AS fy Lows:

° THE DPS Consteuction Ano ApPUCATION of C162, GOP Was Limetep

bY ON027 TEX, Govt Cone, Agt 2.12 (8) (2)(b) c.c.p DAVINGS Clause of CHsb2 CCP, int Cty

75TH Leq,, RO, 1497, EXCeeCOING Limtteo

Ano THe 68, Act of June |, 1997

X if Discretion 15 An tltecal Aer Termeéo Ubtea Vices. HAL V MeRaven 508 6.wiad 232 (Tex.2017)

APPELLANT Has BOUGHT PRES PECTIVe Reuef To Com PEL Metra) 1 Kefoem DPS Recoras Ano ONUNE RElogos To ReFtecr Cones? ioematio ps,

Cea ol 4 at 5) Meceaw Vv ocr, 625 S:Wi3d Zo} (tev.Arr. 2017) (‘ GRANTING ReLigf ON SAME T7PE of Clams!)

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LY -7 Defenoants Motiopt-cont

THE CLERKS Recoen AFF RMATIVELy Auow APPELLAWT 155uED

SERVICE HY CrTaTioN To THE AtTorley GenERAl of TEXAS SE (CR VoLt atieu-18) See Also (ca.vol! Ar 238-239 )

The APPELLANT SousHT ADDITIONAL Reef Seperate from Tite

PRosPecnve Declareroey Awd tndunlentive Retict REGARDING ILLEGAL ACTS, UtTeA Viees, (€RVot | its ) , Also Abd KiNG

For Declaertion of RiGHTs uNoER Ci lo2 C.€.P, , EXemptionl To THE Extent THe Duty To ReGisteR tno ALeEacy EXPIRED

ON THE 1OTH Anaweesaey of THe (449 Release To Manortoey OUPERVIStonl-PaRole Consistent wWity Smrttory [ANGuacé

IN ART 6212 (6)(2) Cb) ¢.c.P, fox Nonviolent OFFENSES, Declare Aer 2,01 () TaciAly INVALID AS ENCoueAGtWG Volo JUDGMENTS Due To THe Sranloneoless SWEEP of THe OmTufoky Definition of Z2UM@L)TEx Penal Cove OHENSES, Ano ORDER. TO

Voto THe Juooment, 1.e., Moory THe Juogmentr IN (AUSE

ONA3 499 To Acflect Brate Tail felony Punioument CceVol | Ar5-18 )

Defenoantts MotioN-ConT THeee Was NO Lecal or factual Basis Foe Dismissal AS

Fuvolous or MAuLCiouS Wity PresudIce ON ALL THE Clams for Reuct

IA Plartiff may Seek To Monit) A Vo1w TuocmeEnT THeouGH A Civil PRocegowne Banks V Ome 29 6.43d bY2 Cexage Hou )

2) A Planet? Mad Seek Declaratory Ano INJuncTiVe ReUcf To Compel DPS To Comply wrrn THe law. Meceaw Vez,

D259 Owedd Jol Creve, 2017) iN Re OMTH. 323 3,w.3d 5BZ (rey. 201) HatLv Mc Raven 508 S,Wi3d 232% (ey.Zol7 )

3) A Smtute MAY Be CHaltenceo for Pemc facially invalio

for VAGuENess, Canales V PAXTON No. 03-19- 00259-cV/ (Tex. Ape, Austin ) Ae. 2.016) ¢.6P, 18 Uniconstirurionatly ViévE

Because 17% A STANOARDLESS Sweée VYTH Amend.

1) A OPS Consteuction Ano ArPLiention OF CHD Coeep, MAY OMLy P Of THE Defi acteadw

be CHALLENGED IN A eiWil SurT IN TRAVIS County. Ceaatece V STATE 84 SW 3d G20 (Tex. Cerm.ApP,Jo/2 )

OefenOanTs MOTION - Contr lastly, Ano for Furruen Claciftcation , THe APPELLANT Makes

Keference To THe Previous gupennentr IN CAUSE OYSHYRR Cor Volt -ar 251-253) To 6How THe DPS Construction Of THE OTATUTORY DEFINITION IN CH.G20l (&) c.f, Ano How IT SHoulo APPLY To THe 198% Conviction in Cause OHO“ W (CRNOL-AT 26°27) Leaps to A Resucr Her

Woulo, 1a Effect, Re-LITiGATE An tosuE Previously DETERmiaéD AGAINST THE OTATE ) (WHETHER THE 1989 ConVICTION CAUSE

OBHYol-L) Whs Classico A Violent offense for Purposes Of 40.05 TEX.PENAL Cone-Now- Coofien [tt 10.04 Tex PewaL

Cone), Dy A VAlO ANO fia) JUDGMENT, IMPLTING THe CollATERAL Esto rel. Ooctee, Ti)s Claim

By THE APPELLEE. . Res Tuoreata’ M9 ColateRel EStoppet

ISSUES Of Utnmate Fact DETERMyaleo Previously By A Valo Ado final JUuOGMENT MAY Not Be Re LinGATED. Crry of Saw ANTONIO \ Contes HL9 Siwidd $0 (Tey. APP, Jois)

Has WENT Unonspaty Woulo BE IMPLLCATEO HeEee AS WELL

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Wiiteectore, AepellanT Paays THe Couer Ge Reuef To THe Arfellant As lad Ano Taste Woulo Reguiee,Anp, AS Panfeo Fon im Te OeiGwal Petition (ce Vol 1-5-20.)

INITIAL, SupplemenTeo Ano Reply Beefs in THIS Couet, THE Morons

Ton SUMMARY JUOGMENT GHoulo BE ADOLESSEO ON Remanin, (ER Vol f- tXetos (ceVol t- 167-175)

on THIS 257TH Day of Apeil 2025 Kesrecrtully, A PPE Want

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A Corl of THe Appellants Posy OuBbmission Beef Has Beeel Pliiceo int THe U.6.mail Aopessseo To '

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