Whitfield, Ronald Dwayne

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas
DecidedOctober 23, 2015
DocketWR-25,869-90
StatusPublished

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pleadings. (Docket Entry No. 124). Therefore, his "Motion for Rehearing of Final Judgment,"

"Motion for Leave to File Documents," and "Motion to Reopen All 'Closed' Cases" (Docket

Entry Nos. 127, 129, and 130) are DENIED. Furthermore, the Court ORDERS these motions

1 (Docket Entry Nos. 127, 129, and 130) STRICKEN from the record.

The Clerk will provide a copy of this order to the parties.

SIGNED at Houston, Texas, this 14th day of October, 2015.

MELINDA HARMON UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DEMAND FOR DETERMINATION OF VOID JUDGMENT L-ast- y>ll)Phe...t \Zon~u1 Dw'Cltt'\~ w~·~tv:dd; COMES NOW Demy=Rley _ 'Mardin, sui juris; to demand determination of "void ~n~ ~~ judgme ' that was filed in the district courtjn Feef't!M)i lOth, 2012 and was submitted to . 7 the court of appeals as ~Khihit 4 with the "Notice of Appeal"_

COURT HAS NO DISCRETION TO REFUSE TO VACATE A VOID JUDGMENT Export v. Reef, 54 F.3d 1466, 1469 (9th Cir. 1995) held: "We review de novo, however, a district court's ruling upon a Rule 60(b)(4) motion to set aside a judgment as void, because the question of the validity of a judgment is a legal one. Retail Clerks Union Joint Pemion Trust v. Freedom Food Center, Inc. 938 F.2d 136, 137 (9th Cir. 1991)." (end quote Export Group v. Reejlnd.)

Orner v. Shalala, 30 F.3d 1307 (lOth Cir. 1994) held that "when the role providing for relief from a void judgment is applicable, relief is not discretionary, but is mandatory."

Jaffe v. Van Brunt, 158 F.R.D. 278 (S.D.N.Y. 1994) held: "Judgments entered where courts lack either subject matter jurisdiction, or that were otherwise entered in violation of due process oflaw, must be set aside." (end quote Jaffe)

"without authority, its judgments and orders are regarded as nullities. They are not voidable, but simply void; and form no bar to a recovery 1 sought, even prior to a reversal in opposition to them. They constitute no justification; and all persons concerned in executing such judgments or· sentences, are considered, in law, as trespassers. " [Elliot v. Piersol, 1 Pet. 328, 340, 26 US. 328, 340 (1828)]

"A judgment rendered in violation of due process is void in the rendering State and is not entitled to full faith and credit elsewhere. Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U.S. 714, 732-733 (1878).",[World-Wide Volkwagen Corp. v. Woodso~ 444 U.S. 286 (1980)]

Void judgment. One which has has no legal force or effect, invalidity of which may be asserted by any person whose rights are affected at any time · and at any place directly or collaterally. Reynolds v. Volunteer State Life Ins. Co., Tex.Civ.App., 80 S.W.2d 1087, 1092. One which from its inception is and forever continues to be absolutely null, without legal efficacy, ineffectual to bind parties or support a right, of no legal force and effect whatever, and incapable of confirmation, ratification, or enforcement in any manner or to any degree. Judgment is a "void judgment" if court that rendered judgment lacked jurisdiction of the subject matter, or of the parties, or acted in a manner inconsistent with due process. Klugh v. U.S., D.C.S.C., 610 F.Supp. 892, 901. See also Voidable judgment. [Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, p. 1574]

B & C Investments, Inc. v. F & M Nat. Bank and Trust, 903 P.2d 339 (Okla App. Div. 3, 1995) held:"Decision is void on the face of the judgment roll when from four comers of that role, it may be determined that at least one of three elements of jurisdiction was absent:jurisdiction over the partiesjurisdiction over the subject matter, or jurisdictional power to pronounce particular judgment that was rendered."( end quote B & C Investments).

A void judgment which includes judgment entered by a court which lacks jurisdiction over the parties or the subject matter, or lacks inherent power to enter the particular judgment, or an order procured by fraud, can be attacked at any time, in any court, either directly or collaterally, provided that the party is properly before the court. See Long v. Shorebank Development Corp., 182 F.3d 548 (C.A. 7 lll. 1999)

A void judgment is one which, from its inception, is and forever continues to be absolutely null, without legal efficacy, ineffectual to bind the parties or to support a right, of no legal force and effect whatever, and incapable of enforcement in any manner or to any degree.

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