Supreme Court

Case: 12-0198    
12-0198
03/08/2012
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, GPM GAS CORPORATION, PHILLIPS GAS MARKETING COMPANY, PHILLIPS GAS COMPANY, AND GPM GAS TRADING COMPANY 
ROYCE YARBROUGH 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
01/09/2013Exhibits in case/cause filedPetitioner Exhibit for Oral Argument filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Co.
01/08/2013Exhibits in case/cause filedRespondent Respondent's Oral Argument Exhibits.  On behalf of Royce Yarbrough.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/31/2012Fully hyperlinked brief filedPetitioner HYPERLINKED COPY of Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Co.
08/28/2012Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of the Texas Civil Justice League. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/28/2012Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/06/2012Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the merits filed on behalf of Royce Yarbrough.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
07/20/2012Fully hyperlinked brief filedPetitioner Petitioner's hyperlinked version of the Brief filed 07/16/12. Hyperlinks have been added within the brief and associated hyperlinked material has been added after the Appendix. Per counsel instructions, "none of the substance in the Brief or Appendix has been altered from the filed version." On behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company.
07/16/2012Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al.
(HARD COPIES REC'D)
06/05/2012Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
05/11/2012Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Royce Yarbrough, et al.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
03/15/2012Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief of Texas Oil & Gas Assoc'n in support of Petition.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
03/08/2012Appendix FiledPetitioner appendix attached
03/08/2012Petition for ReviewPetitioner E-FILED  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (hc rec'd)
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/04/2012Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral argument submission form submitted by respondent attorney Rand P. Nolen of Fleming, Nolen & Jez, L.L.P. of Houston, TX
12/03/2012Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral argument submission form submitted by petitioner attorney Michael V. Powell of Locke Lord LLP of Dallas, Tx
09/26/2013Case Stored  G02 Row 22 H-1
09/21/2012Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 10, 2013.
09/21/2012Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
09/21/2012Petition for Review granted 
08/31/2012Fully hyperlinked brief filed  HYPERLINKED COPY of Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Co.
08/28/2012Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of the Texas Civil Justice League. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/28/2012Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/08/2012Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Petitioners' Unpposed Motion to Extend Time to File Reply Brief on the Merits granted.  Reply brief due 8/28/12.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.
08/07/2012Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Petitioners' Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to File Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al.
08/06/2012Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the merits filed on behalf of Royce Yarbrough.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
08/02/2013Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
07/20/2012Fully hyperlinked brief filed  Petitioner's hyperlinked version of the Brief filed 07/16/12. Hyperlinks have been added within the brief and associated hyperlinked material has been added after the Appendix. Per counsel instructions, "none of the substance in the Brief or Appendix has been altered from the filed version." On behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company.
07/16/2012Brief on the Merits  Petitioner Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al.
(HARD COPIES REC'D)
07/03/2012Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received from the 14th Court of Appeals.
06/21/2013Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
06/21/2013Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
06/19/2012Record Requested in Case 
06/15/2012Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than 7/16/12; Response brief due 8/6/12; Reply brief due 8/21/12.
06/05/2012Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (HARD COPIES REC'D)
06/05/2012MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to file Reply in support of Petition for Review.  Reply due 6/5/12.
05/29/2012Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to file Reply in support of Petition for Review.  On behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al.
05/16/2014Case Stored - stored case location updated  Row 7 A-3
05/11/2012Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Royce Yarbrough, et al.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
04/20/2012Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due 5/21/12.
03/20/2012Case forwarded to Court 
03/15/2012Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of Texas Oil & Gas Assoc'n in support of Petition.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
03/15/2012Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Royce Yarbrough.
03/08/2012Appendix Filed  appendix attached
03/08/2012Petition for Review  E-FILED  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Company, et al. (hc rec'd)
01/10/2013Oral argument   argued on behalf of petitioner by Michael V. Powell; argued on behalf of respondent by Rand P. Nolen, Joe L. Lovell, and Brian W. Farabough
01/09/2013Exhibits in case/cause filed  Exhibit for Oral Argument filed on behalf of Phillips Petroleum Co.
01/09/2013Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to respondent attorney, Brian Farabough, to let him know the Court granted Respondent's Joint Unopposed Motion for Three Counsel to Sit at Counsel Table During Oral Argument.  Left message.
01/09/2013Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing granted Respondent's Joint Unopposed Motion for Three Counsel to Sit at Counsel Table During Oral Argument granted
01/08/2013Exhibits in case/cause filed  Respondent's Oral Argument Exhibits.  On behalf of Royce Yarbrough.  (HARD COPIES REC'D)
01/08/2013Miscellaneous Motion  Respondent Royce Yarbrough's Joint Unopposed Motion for Three Counsel to Sit at Counsel Table During Oral Argument.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
05/16/2014Case StoredCase stored. 
09/26/2013Case StoredCase stored.G02 Row 22 H-1
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Texas Civil Justice LeagueAmicus CuriaeMr. Shannon H. Ratliff
Texas Oil & Gas AssociationAmicus CuriaeMr. Craig T. Enoch
Yarbrough, RoyceRespondentMr. Rand Patrick Nolen
Mr. James R. Lovell
Mr. Joe L. Lovell
Mr. John H. Lovell
Mr. George M. Fleming
Mr. Russell Jones
ConocoPhillips CompanyPetitionerMr. Michael E. Orsak
Mr. Michael V. Powell
Ms. Elizabeth L. Tiblets
Ms. Kirsten M. CastaƱeda
Ms. Chrysta L. Castaneda
Mr. John Reagan Kott
Court of Appeals Information:
Dismiss WOJ 
405 SW3d 96, 01-24-12 
14th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Per Curiam 
Trial Court Information
268th District Court 
Fort Bend 
Honorable Brady G. Elliott 
99-DCV-107968