First Court of Appeals

Case: 01-25-00624-CV    
01-25-00624-CV
08/08/2025
Suit affecting parent child relationship
Lisa Searcy 
Juan Chavarria  
No 
 
 
 
 
 
www.txcourts.gov/1stcoa 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼Document
10/02/2025Brief filed - oral argument requestedAppellant
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼Document
03/27/2026Mandate issued 
03/20/2026Notice received 
03/20/2026Document filed 
02/16/2026Notice received 
02/13/2026Petition for review disposed by Supreme CourtSC denies petition for review
12/10/2025Mandate recalled 
12/09/2025Petition for review filed in Supreme Court 
12/05/2025Mandate recalled 
12/03/2025Motion for rehearing enbanc due 
12/03/2025Motion for rehearing due 
11/18/2025Memorandum opinion issuedDismiss appeal
[ PDF/179 KB ] Memorandum Opinion
[ PDF/153 KB ] Notice
11/18/2025Judgment Issued 
11/18/2025Motion disposedDismiss appeal
11/18/2025Motion to supplement record disposedDismiss motion
11/18/2025Submitted 
11/03/2025Appellees brief due 
10/20/2025Response due regarding jurisdiction 
10/09/2025Response filed 
10/09/2025Letter issued by the court 
10/06/2025Motion filed 
10/06/2025Supplemental reporters record filed 
10/02/2025Motion to supplement record filed 
10/02/2025Brief filed - oral argument requested 
10/02/2025Motion filed 
09/29/2025Appellants brief due 
09/04/2025Record due 
09/01/2025Court fee due 
09/01/2025Docketing statement due 
08/29/2025Clerks record filed 
08/25/2025Reporters record filed 
08/15/2025Indigent status for costs of appeal confirmed 
08/15/2025Statement of inability to afford costs filed in the court of appeals 
[ PDF/2.80 MB ] Statement of Inability to Pay
[ PDF/160 KB ] Notice
08/15/2025Docketing statement filed 
[ PDF/2.35 MB ] Docketing Statement
08/08/2025Case began in court of appeals 
08/08/2025Notice of appeal filed in trial court 
08/08/2025Notice of appeal received 
[ PDF/1.45 MB ] Letter of Assignment
[ PDF/169 KB ] Notice
05/07/2025Judgment signed by trial court judge 
06/24/2024Motion for new trial was filed in the trial court 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼
03/27/2026Case StoredCase stored
03/27/2032RetentionDate civil case will be destroyed (6 yrs after mandate)
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Searcy, Lisa AppellantLisa Searcy
Chavarria , Juan AppelleeJuan Chavarria
Trial Court Information
306th District Court 
Galveston 
Honorable Judge 306th District Court 
11-FD-3388 
Melissa Magandy