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| 12/10/2014 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response to Petition for Review GRANTED. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response is due January 21, 2015.
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| 12/10/2014 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | |
Unoppposed Motion for Extension of Time to File a Response for Petition for Review filed on behalf of Respondent University of Texas.
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| 11/21/2014 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Response Requested to Petition for Review due on December 22, 2014.
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| 11/03/2015 | Oral argument | |
Argued on behalf of petitioner by Eugene W. ("Chip") Brees; Argued on behalf of respondent by Joseph D. Hughes
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| 11/02/2015 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | |
Petitioner's Oral Argument Exhibit filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 11/02/2015 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | |
Respondent's Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of University of Texas - Austin.
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| 10/21/2016 | Mandate issued | |
Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
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| 10/21/2016 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed | Denied |
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| 10/21/2014 | Case forwarded to Court | |
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| 10/14/2014 | Response Waiver filed | |
Response Waiver filed on behalf of the University of Texas - Austin.
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| 10/09/2015 | Motion to withdraw disposed of | Filing granted |
Motion to Withdraw as Co-Counsel granted. Autumn Hamit Patterson is withdrawn as co-counsel.
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| 10/06/2015 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of John Sampson. Oral argument will be presented by Eugene W. "Chip" Brees of Whitehurst, Harkness, Brees, Cheng, Alsaffar & Higginbotham, P.L.L.C.
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| 10/01/2015 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument will be presented by Joseph D. Hughes on behalf of University of Texas.
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| 09/19/2014 | Petition for Review | |
Petition for Review filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 09/06/2016 | Response to Motion for Rehearing | |
Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of University of Texas - Austin.
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| 09/04/2015 | Motion to Withdraw Filed | |
Motion for Autumn Hamit Patterson to withdraw as co-counsel, effective September14, 2015.
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| 09/04/2015 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument |
This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., November 3, 2015. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
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| 09/04/2015 | Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
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| 09/04/2015 | Petition for Review granted | |
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| 08/08/2016 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time is granted. Response to Motion for Rehearing is due September 6, 2016. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
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| 08/08/2016 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of the University of Texas- Austin.
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| 08/05/2016 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Requested Response to Motion for Rehearing is due August 22, 2016.
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| 07/27/2016 | Case forwarded to Court | |
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| 07/27/2016 | Motion for Rehearing | |
Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 07/16/2015 | Notice of Appearance | |
Notice of Designation of Lead Appellate Counsel filed on behalf of The University of Texas - Austin.
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| 07/09/2015 | Reply Brief | |
Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 06/24/2015 | Brief on the Merits | |
Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of University of Texas - Austin.
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| 06/20/2016 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Motion for Rehearing is due on July 27, 2016.
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| 06/20/2016 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 06/10/2016 | Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record | Issued |
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| 06/10/2016 | Dissenting opinion issued. | Issued |
Justice Lehrmann delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Johnson, Justice Boyd, and Justice Devine joined.
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| 06/10/2016 | Opinion issued | Court of appeals' judgment affirmed |
The Court affirms the court of appeals' judgment. Justice Green delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Willett, Justice Guzman, and Justice Brown joined, and in which Justice Johnson, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Boyd, and Justice Devine joined as to Part III.
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| 05/29/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of University of Texas - Austin is Granted; Respondent's Brief due June 24, 2015; Reply Brief due July 9, 2015. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED.
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| 05/29/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of University of Texas - Austin.
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| 04/29/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is granted. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Resp's Brief is due June 3, 2015; Pet's Reply Brief is due June 18, 2015.
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| 04/29/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time Respondent's Brief on the Merits. On behalf of University of Texas - Austin.
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| 04/13/2015 | Brief on the Merits | |
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of John Sampson.
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| 03/16/2015 | Case Record Filed | |
Electronic Appellate Record received.
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| 03/13/2015 | Record Requested in Case | |
Record requested from the 3rd COA
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| 03/13/2015 | Brief on the Merits Ordered | |
Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than April 13, 2015; Response brief due May 4, 2015; Reply brief due May 19, 2015.
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| 01/30/2015 | Notice from Counsel of a change in address | |
Notice of Change of Address for petitioner's attorneys. On behalf of John Sampson.
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| 01/21/2015 | Response to Petition | |
Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of the University of Texas - Austin.
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