Supreme Court

Case: 11-0222    
11-0222
03/25/2011
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE STATE OF TEXAS 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/27/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Postcards addressed to members of the Court received.
06/30/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Postcards received to members of the Court.
05/20/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letters received.
05/20/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Postcards received.
04/22/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letters received via email to members of the Court.
04/16/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letters received via USPS.  
04/15/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received via email to members of the Court.
04/08/2015Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letters received via USPS.
07/29/2013Supplemental Brief filedReal Parties in Interest Joint Supplemental Response Brief on Windsor and Perry filed on behalf of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
07/18/2013Supplemental Brief filedRelator Relator's Supplemental Brief Addressing Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
11/01/2011Reply BriefRelator E-FILED  Relator State of Texas' Reply Brief on the Merits.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
10/17/2011Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest E-FILED  Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ms. Sabina Day and Ms. Angelique Naylor. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
09/19/2011Brief on the MeritsRelator E-FILED: Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
06/27/2011Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest E-FILED  Response to Mandamus filed on behalf of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
03/25/2011Appendix FiledRelator attached to petition
03/25/2011Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Mandamus appendix attached (12) filed on behalf of State of Texas.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/05/2013Oral argument   argued on behalf of petitioner/relators by James J. Scheske; argued on behalf of respondent/real party in interest by James D. Blacklock (Justice Lehrmann not sitting)
11/01/2011Reply Brief  E-FILED  Relator State of Texas' Reply Brief on the Merits.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
10/22/2013Letter Filed  Letter designating order of argument. Mr. Jody Scheske, presenting argument for Petitioner J.B. and Respondents/Real Parties in Interest Naylor and Daly will argue first and will reserve five minutes for rebuttal. Mr. James D. Blacklock will argue second on behalf of the State of Texas.
10/17/2011Brief on the Merits  E-FILED  Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ms. Sabina Day and Ms. Angelique Naylor. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
10/10/2011Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is granted.  Response brief due 10/17/11; Reply Brief due 11/1/11.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.
10/03/2011Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  E-FILED  Unopposed motion for extension of time to file brief filed on behalf of Sabina Daly and Angelique Naylor.
09/25/2013Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument will be presented by James J. Scheske on behalf of Angelique Naylor.
09/23/2013Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument will be presented by James D. Blacklock on behalf of the State of Texas.
09/19/2011Brief on the Merits  E-FILED: Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/27/2013Address Change   2nd Notice of Change of Address for Real Party's Co-Counsel, Mr. Jason Steed. On behalf of Angelique Naylor.
08/23/2013Set for SubmissionCase set for oral argument Consolidated for oral argument with 11-0114 & 11-024; Set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., November 5, 2013; Time allotted to argue: 25/25 minutes.  (Justice Lehrmann not sitting)
08/23/2013Mandamus Set to Argue 
08/23/2013Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedCase set for oral argument
08/20/2015Case Stored  G02 Row 14 H-2
08/19/2011Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Relator's brief due no later than 3:00 p.m. on 09/19/11; Response brief due 10/10/11; Reply brief due 10/25/11; mailbox rule does not apply
07/30/2015Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  Cost Bill Issued
07/29/2013Supplemental Brief filed  Joint Supplemental Response Brief on Windsor and Perry filed on behalf of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
07/27/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Postcards addressed to members of the Court received.
07/26/2012Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Change of address for Mr. Scheske:  James J. Scheske, PLLC, 5501-A Balcones Dr., #109, Austin, Texas 78731, Telephone: 512.371.1790, Facsimile: 512.323.2260, Email: jscheske@austin.rr.com.
07/18/2013Supplemental Brief filed  Relator's Supplemental Brief Addressing Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
07/03/2013Brief on the Merits Ordered  The Court requests that you file supplemental briefs addressing what legal impact, if any, you believe the United States Supreme Court’s recent decisions in United States v. Windsor and Hollingsworth v. Perry have on the issues raised in the petition for writ of mandamus in this case. Please refer to Tex. R. App. P. 55 for the requirements of relators’ and real parties in interests’ briefs. The briefing schedule is outlined below. See Tex. R. App. P. 55.7.

Relator/s shall file their brief July 18, 2013.
Real Party/s shall file their brief July 29, 2013.
Relator/s shall file any reply brief August 6, 2013.
06/30/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Postcards received to members of the Court.
06/28/2011Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  E-FILED  Supplemental Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
06/27/2011Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  E-FILED  Response to Mandamus filed on behalf of Angelique Naylor and Sabina Daly. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
06/19/2015Dissenting opinion issued.Issued Justice Devine delivered a dissenting opinion.
06/19/2015Dissenting opinion issued.Issued Justice Willett delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Guzman and Justice Devine joined.
06/19/2015Concurring Opinion issued.Issued Justice Boyd delivered a concurring opinion.
06/19/2015Opinion issuedDenied The Court denies the petition for writ of mandamus. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Johnson, and Justice Boyd joined.  (Justice Lehrmann not sitting)
(6/19/2015 8:44:18 AM) 110114d2.pdf, 110114d1.pdf, 110114c.pdf, 110114.pdf
05/26/2011Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than 3:00 p.m. on 6/27/11; mailbox rule does not apply
05/20/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received.
05/20/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Postcards received.
04/26/2011Case forwarded to Court 
04/25/2011Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates  Vacation notice from rlp, Sabina Daly's atty, Mr. Robert Luther, to inform the Court about his vacation dates. (orig & 1)
04/22/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received via email to members of the Court.
04/16/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received via USPS.  
04/15/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received via email to members of the Court.
04/08/2015Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letters received via USPS.
03/25/2013Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Real Parties in Interest, Angelique Naylor, et al. filed a Notice to inform the Court that Jason P. Steed, one of the attorneys of record, changes addresses.
03/25/2011Case Record Filed   Record (1) filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
03/25/2011Appendix Filed  attached to petition
03/25/2011Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Mandamus appendix attached (12) filed on behalf of State of Texas.
02/03/2012Phone call from Clerk's Office  Mr. Robert Luther's asst. hand delivered a vacation notice.  We informed her that they would need to efile that.
01/05/2015Designation of Lead Counsel   Lead Counsel for State of Texas: Michael P. Murphy, Assistant Solicitor General, OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, P.O. Box 12548 (MC 059), Austin, Texas 78711-2548, Tel.: (512) 936-2995, Fax: (512) 474-2697, michaelp.murphy@texasattorneygeneral.gov
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
08/20/2015Case StoredCase stored.G02 Row 14 H-2
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Daly, SabinaReal Party in Interest Mr. Robert B. Luther
State of TexasRelatorMr. William "Bill" J. Cobb III
The Honorable Cleve W. Doty
Mr. James D. Blacklock
Mr. Michael P. Murphy
Mr. David C. Mattax
Mr. Gregory Abbott
Mr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Mr. Daniel T. Hodge
Naylor, Angelique S.Real Party in Interest Ms. Jennifer Cochran-Green
Mr. James J. Scheske
Mr. Jason P. Steed
Court of Appeals Information:
Dismiss WOJ 
330 SW3d 434, 01-07-11 
3rd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Diane M. Henson 
Trial Court Information
126th District Court 
Travis 
Honorable Scott H. Jenkins 
D-1-FM-09-000050