Opinion ID: 4056183
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Text: Plaintiff Allen F. Calton was convicted of attempted murder and evading arrest in 2005 in the 213th Judicial District Court of Tarrant County. Calton is a prolific filer of lawsuits in state and federal court.3 As stated by United States Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell, and adopted by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider, Allen Calton 'TEX. Crv. PRAc. & REM. CODE ANN. §14.003(a)(2) (Vernon 2002). 2 TEX. Crv. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. §14.003(b) (Vernon 2002). 3 See Plaintiffs Declaration Confirming Previous Filings, filed February 20, 2014. DEFENDANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORN)W OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS' FIRST AMENDED ANSWER AND MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 14' OF THE TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE (Cause No. 153-270690-14; Calton v. Schiller)- PAGE 2 b _\_1__:_ l'y~-\----~-~:..'b____ ~±_---~-~1.~.---2.~--------·- -·-- . . ···-----------··- ·-· ---- ----·-·-----------E:'f./1:\:\ .. Defendant Schiller is the former court reporter for the 213th District Court. Calton sued Schiller alleging: pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for (1) ... failing to prepare and file a complete and sufficient record on appeal ... (2) for delay in preparing requested relevant records necessary for the effective, fair and meaningful resolution of appeal, (3) for failing to ensure Calton had been provided a complete, adequate and sufficient record on appeal, (4) for the unconstitutional resolution of Calton's first appeal as a matter of right on an incomplete and insufficient record in violation of Calton's right to access to the courts and Calton's substantive and procedural due process rights and equal protection rights as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments. See Plaintiffs Fifth Amended Complaint under the Civil Rights Act 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Additionally, Calton alleges a negligence claim under Texas law against Schiller. Calton alleges that Schiller's failure to prepare and file a complete and sufficient record on appeal prevented his criminal conviction from being properly considered on appeal.