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| 11/28/2011 | Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered | Issued |
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| 11/28/2011 | Opinion issued | Denied |
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| 11/14/2011 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
E-FILED: Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of Nikki Laing, CPA, et al. Submitted by Christopher S. Johns of Dawson & Sodd, LLP, 300 West 6th St., Suite 1950, Austin, TX 78701; (512)215-4078, (512)628-7169 (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 11/08/2011 | Fully hyperlinked brief filed | |
(11) compact discs containing copies of the fully bookmarked and hyperlinked electronic version of Plaintiffs, Allcat Claims Service LP and John Weakly's REPLY Brief on the Merits.
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| 10/24/2011 | Oral argument | |
argued on behalf of plaintiffs by James F. Martens; argued on behalf of defendants by Danica L. Milios; argued on behalf of amici curiae by Christopher S. Johns; time allotted to argue: 24/30/6 minutes
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| 10/24/2011 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
E-FILED: Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of Tyson Hoffer, et al. Submitted by Juan F. Vasquez, Jr., Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams, and Aughtry, 1200 Smith St., 14th Flr., Houston, TX 77002, (713) 658-2553. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 10/21/2011 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral argument submission form submitted by Christopher S. Johns of Dawson & Sodd, LLP of Austin, TX
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| 10/21/2011 | Phone call from Clerk's Office | |
Call made to amicus attorney, Christopher S. Johns, to let him know the motion to participate in oral argument has been granted. He will be sending a submission form today.
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| 10/21/2011 | Motion to Argue disposed | Filing granted |
Amici curiae Nikki Laing, CPA, et al.'s Unopposed Motion for Leave of Court for Amici Curiae to Share Argument Time granted; Time allotted to argue: 24/30/6 minutes.
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| 10/20/2011 | Motion to Argue filed | |
E-FILED: Amici curiae Nikki Laing, CPA, et al.'s Unopposed Motion for Leave of Court for Amici Curiae to Share Argument Time.
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| 10/20/2011 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral argument submission form submitted on behalf of plaintiffs by James F. Martens of Martens, Seay and Todd of Austin, TX
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| 10/18/2011 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
E-FILED Amicus Brief of Texas Association of Realtors®. Submitted by Tom Morgan; State Bar No. 24034115, 1115 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701-1906, Telephone: (512) 480-8200. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 10/14/2011 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
E-FILED: Amicus Curiae Brief in support of Plaintiffs filed on behalf of Nikki Laing, et al. Submitted by Christopher S. Johns, Dawson & Sodd, LLP, 300 West 6th Street, Suite 1950, Austin, Texas 78701, (512) 215-4078. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 10/13/2011 | Reply Brief | |
E-FILED Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Service, LP. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 10/12/2011 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received | |
EFILED on behalf of Texas Taxpayers and Research Association (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 10/10/2011 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral argument submission form submitted by Danica L. Milios from the Office of the Attorney General of Texas of Austin, TX
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| 10/07/2011 | Fully hyperlinked brief filed | |
(10) compact discs containing copies of the fully bookmarked and hyperlinked electronic version of Plaintiffs, Allcat Claims Service LP and John Weakly's' Brief on the Merits.
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| 10/06/2011 | Corrected Notice sent to all counsel | |
Corrected due date for Plaintiff's Brief is October 13, 2011.
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| 10/05/2011 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Reply Brief is due October 13, 2011. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
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| 10/05/2011 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
E-FILED Unopposed motion for extention of time to file reply brief filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Service LP.
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| 10/03/2011 | Brief on the Merits | |
E-FILED Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Susan Combs, et al. HARD COPIES RECEIVED.
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| 09/12/2011 | Brief on the Merits | |
E-FILED Plaintiff's Brief on the merits filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Serv., LP. (HARD COPIES REC'D - APPENDIX IS SEPARATE)
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| 09/09/2011 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument |
Set for oral argument on October 24, 2011; time allotted to argue: 30/30 minutes
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| 09/09/2011 | Mandamus Set to Argue | |
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| 09/09/2011 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed | Case set for oral argument |
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| 08/26/2011 | Phone call from Clerk's Office | |
To Mr. Marten's office in re: 2 copies of the letter of 8/25/11 in re: conflicting dates for oral argument. They will be sent out today.
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| 08/25/2011 | Letter Filed | |
E-FILED Oral Argument conflict dates: October 27th and 28th. Filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Service, LP. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 08/22/2011 | Reply to Response | |
E-FILED Reply to petition filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Service. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 08/22/2011 | Brief on the Merits Ordered | |
Brief on the merits requested: Plaintiff's brief due no later than 3:00 p.m. on 9/12/11; Defendant's brief due 10/3/11; Reply due 10/10/11; mailbox rule does not apply. Briefs to address: i.Whether the grant of original jurisdiction in section 24 of HB 3 is valid under Article V, Section 3 of the Tx Constitution. ii.The merits of Claim 1 (Bullock Amendment). iii. Whether Claim 2 (Unequal Taxation) and Claim 3 (Attorney's Fees) are beyond the scope of the jurisdictional grant in section 24 of HB 3.
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| 08/19/2011 | Call received | |
From Ms. Lacy Leonard (Martens, Seay & Todd) attys for relators to inform the Court that they will be filing a reply to rlp's response to mandamus by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22nd.
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| 08/19/2011 | Letter Filed | |
E-FILED Relators Allcat Claims Service LP, et al.'s Letter titled "Briefing and Discovery Schedule." (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 08/19/2011 | Letter Filed | |
E-FILED Real Parties in Interest Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, et al.'s Letter titled as "Proposed Briefing Schedule." HARD COPIES RECEIVED.
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| 08/18/2011 | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed | |
E-FILED Response to Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, et al. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 08/03/2011 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Unopposed motion for extension of time to file requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than 3:00 p.m. on 8/19/11; mailbox rule does not apply. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.
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| 08/02/2011 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | |
Unopposed motion for extension of time to file response filed on behalf of Susan Combs, Comptroller. (2)
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| 07/29/2011 | Phone call from Clerk's Office | |
Call made to Kevin Van Oort regarding filing of petition and request for response to petition due 8/8/11; emailed copy of petition and letter request.
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| 07/29/2011 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Requested response to petition due no later than 3:00 p.m. on 8/8/11; mailbox rule does not apply
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| 07/29/2011 | Appendix Filed | |
appendix attached (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 07/29/2011 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed | |
EFILED Orginal Petition filed on behalf of Allcat Claims Service, L.P. and John Weakly (HARD COPIES REC'D)
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| 01/20/2012 | Case Stored | |
G02 Row 20 H-1 (2 vols)
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| 01/12/2012 | Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record | |
Cost Bill Issued
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