Lubbock County civil filing names “God” as defendant

A handwritten civil petition filed in Lubbock County on Nov. 6 lists one word on the defendant line. “God.”

The Details

It was Britani Taylor’s second filing that afternoon. Eighteen minutes earlier, she had filed a separate petition naming the Longview Police Department.

Taylor filed both petitions without an attorney. The case naming “God” went to Judge Les Hatch in the 237th District Court. The Longview case went to Judge John Grace in the 72nd District Court. The records leave it unclear whether the filings are connected.

In the petition naming “God,” Taylor wrote $900,000 on the damages line and left the box beside it unchecked. She referred to payments elsewhere in the handwritten filing, and the total she’s asking for is unclear. The Longview petition mentions clothing, shoes and a car, though the legible passages don’t identify a specific police incident.

District Clerk Sara Smith said Friday that neither case had a hearing scheduled. Both were listed as open, with no service,