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