- 8 -
bills that are introduced for consideration that affect revenues
or expenditures must be referred to the Legislative Budget Board
(LBB). If a bill is passed by the introducing legislator’s
chamber, it must proceed to the other chamber for final passage.
If it passes the other chamber, it then proceeds to the Governor
for approval or veto. The Legislature of the State of Texas may
choose (through the appropriation process) to pay some, all, or
none of any claims against the State.
In or around February 1994, petitioner hired new counsel,
John C. Augustine (Augustine), to assist him in the collection of
the judgment. In a memorandum to Augustine dated August 14,
1995, petitioner stated:
Thus, when I engaged your firm on a contingency fee
basis to assist me in my efforts in collecting the
judgment I needed no help in collecting the
$3.7 million. You were brought on board to help in
collecting the punitive damages and the post-judgment
interest.
Additionally, a team of representatives was hired to assist in
the collection by “raising consciousness and guiding * * *
[petitioner] in an effort to get the attention of the
authorities.” On October 6, 1994, in order to fund his
collection attempts, petitioner sold an interest worth $1,000,000
of his ultimate recovery, if any, to James U. King, Jr. (King),
for $500,000.
In an effort to collect the judgment, petitioner filed
abstracts of judgment in several counties against the State of
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011