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| 12/28/2015 | Brief on the Merits | |
Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the City of Dallas.
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| 11/24/2015 | Designation of Lead Counsel | |
Designation of Lead Counsel filed on behalf of the Attorney General of Texas.
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| 11/23/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is Granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Respondent's brief is due December 28, 2015; and Reply brief is due January 12, 2016.
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| 11/23/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of City of Dallas.
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| 11/04/2015 | Brief on the Merits | |
Petitoner's Brief on the Merits. On behalf of Ken Paxton.
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| 10/02/2015 | Cases consolidated by Supreme Court | |
Case no. 15-0238 consolidated into case no. 15-0073
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| 10/02/2015 | Motion to Consolidate disposed | Filing granted |
Motion to Consolidate with case no. 15-0238 granted
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| 09/22/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Motion to Extend Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Pet's Brief is due November 4, 2015; Response Brief is due November 24, 2015; Reply Brief is due December 9, 2015.
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| 09/22/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to file Petitioner's Opening Brief (INCORPORATED with Motion to Consolidate Cases 15-0073 & 15-0238). On behalf of Ken Paxton.
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| 09/22/2015 | Motion to Consolidate filed | |
Unopposed Motion to Consolidate Cases 15-0073 & 15-0238 (INCORPORATED with Motion to Extend Time to file Petitioner's Opening Brief). On behalf of Ken Paxton.
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| 09/21/2015 | Case Record Filed | |
Electronic Appellate Record received.
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| 09/14/2016 | Oral argument | |
Argued on behalf of petitioner by Bill Davis; Argued on behalf of respondent by James B. Pinson
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| 09/13/2016 | Letter Filed | |
Letter Filed on behalf of City of Dallas.
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| 09/09/2016 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
Amicus Brief of Texas Municipal League, Texas City Attorneys Association and Texas City Attorneys Association.
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| 09/09/2015 | Record Requested in Case | |
Record requested from the 3rd COA
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| 09/04/2015 | Brief on the Merits Ordered | |
Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than October 5, 2015; Response brief due October 26, 2015; Reply brief due November 10, 2015.
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| 08/06/2015 | Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates | |
Barbara Rosenberg will be on vacation November 6, 2015 - November 16, 2015.
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| 07/11/2016 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of City of Dallas. Oral argument will be presented by James B. Pinson, Assistant City Attorney.
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| 07/11/2016 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Ken Paxton. Oral argument will be presented by Bill Davis of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.
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| 07/08/2016 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument |
This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., September 14, 2016. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
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| 07/08/2015 | Reply to Response | |
Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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| 06/29/2015 | MET to file reply disposed of | Filing granted |
First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas is Granted; Reply is due July 16, 2015. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
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| 06/29/2015 | Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed | |
First Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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| 06/21/2016 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
Amicus Curiae Brief filed on behalf of Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.
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| 06/16/2016 | Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates | |
Vacation Notice of James Pinson filed of behalf of the City of Dallas.
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| 06/16/2015 | Response to Petition | |
Response to Petition filed on behalf of Ken Paxton.
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| 05/12/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed | Filing granted |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of City of Dallas has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response is due June 17, 2015.
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| 05/11/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of City of Dallas.
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| 04/17/2015 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Requested response to petition for review due no later than May 18, 2015.
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| 03/17/2015 | Case forwarded to Court | |
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| 03/16/2017 | Mandate issued | |
Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
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| 03/16/2015 | Response Waiver filed | |
Response Waiver filed on behalf of City of Dallas.
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| 03/09/2015 | Petition for Review | |
Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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| 02/19/2016 | Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
[Note: On October 2, 2015, case number 15-0238 was consolidated and redocketed in case number 15-0073. The date and time for oral argument is yet to be determined.]
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| 02/19/2016 | Petition for Review granted | |
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| 02/16/2016 | Letter Filed | |
Letter filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, requesting that is the Court elects to hear oral argument that argument not be scheduled for March 10, 2016.
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| 02/03/2017 | Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record | Issued |
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| 02/03/2017 | Dissenting opinion issued. | Issued |
Justice Boyd delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Johnson joined.
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| 02/03/2017 | Opinion issued | Court of appeals' judgment affirmed |
The Court affirms the courts of appeals' judgments. Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, and Justice Brown joined.
(2/3/2017 12:45:47 PM) 150073d.pdf, 15-0073.jmt.pdf, 150073.pdf
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| 01/27/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Petitioner Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas GRANTED. Petition is due March 9, 2015.
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| 01/27/2015 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed | |
Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Petitioner Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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| 01/22/2016 | Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates | |
Vacation Notice of Bill Davis filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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| 01/11/2016 | Brief on the Merits | |
Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas.
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