Supreme Court

Case: 15-0171    
15-0171
03/04/2015
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
IN THE INTEREST OF P.M., A CHILD 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
05/01/2017Motion for RehearingRehearing filed in Petition for Review Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
11/09/2016Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
10/26/2016Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
07/22/2016Petition for Review (Parental Termination)Petitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/09/2016Reply to Response  Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
10/26/2016Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
09/26/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response is due on October 26, 2016.
09/26/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Exension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
09/15/2017Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Denied Petitioner's Motion for Clarification denied
09/09/2016Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested Response to Petition for Review due no later than September 26, 2016.
09/06/2017Miscellaneous Motion  Motion for Clarification filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
08/19/2016Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
08/09/2016Case forwarded to Court 
07/31/2017Document received (See Remarks)  Letter from Supreme Court of United States Office of the Clerk.  The application for an extension of time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari has been extended to November 6, 2017.
07/24/2015Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated This case is ABATED.  The case is removed from the Court's active docket.
07/22/2016Petition for Review (Parental Termination)  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
07/22/2016Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing dismissed as moot Motion to Appoint Court Appointed Attorney to Indigent Appellant dismissed as moot.
07/21/2015Amendment to Motion filed   Amended Motion to Supplement Record. On behalf of Lilian Adams.
07/20/2015Electronic communication sent to Party  Messaged Ms. Adams.  Requested that the Motion to Supplement the Record be resubmitted so that it includes a Certificate of Conference and a Certificate of Service.
07/20/2015Motion to supplement filed  Motion to Supplement Record filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
07/07/2015Letter Filed  Letter requesting copies of clerk records, pleadings, motions, and supplemental records. On behalf of Lillian Adams.
07/02/2015Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Opposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams ihas been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Petition due August 3, 2015.
06/29/2015Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to Respondent regarding conference on motion for extension of time.
06/29/2015Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
06/21/2016Fifth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Opposed Fifth Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Petition for Review is due July 22, 2016.
06/20/2016Electronic communication sent to Party  E-mailed Mr. Lloyd, attorney ad litem, to determine if a response to opposed motion will be filed. Mr. Lloyd replied that no formal response will be filed.
06/20/2016Fifth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Opposed Fifth Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
06/09/2017Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
06/09/2017Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
06/05/2015Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
06/05/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review pursuant to 53.7(f) reinstated 
06/05/2015Description of document returned to Supreme Court  Mail returned: notice of petition due date sent to petitioner returned. Updated address needed in order to resend.
05/22/2015Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petition due July 3, 2015.
05/22/2015Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
05/20/2016Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Petition for Review is due June 22, 2016.
05/20/2016Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Fourth Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
05/19/2015Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
05/12/2015Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 2nd COA
05/09/2017Case forwarded to Court 
05/05/2015Response to Motion filed  Petitioner Lllian Adams' Response to Attorney Ms. Nielsen's Motion to Writhdraw as Counsel
05/02/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing was filed May 1, 2017.
05/01/2017Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
05/01/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Lillian Adams.
05/01/2015Motion to Withdraw Filed  Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel filed by Elizabeth Nielsen.
04/30/2015Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  On April 24, 2015 the Supreme Court sent out notice that it had denied the Motion to Appoint Court Appointed Attorney to Indigent Appellant in the above-referenced case.  The Court’s notice of the disposition of this motion was sent in error.  The Motion to Appoint Court Appointed Attorney to Indigent Appellant remains pending before the Court.
04/14/2015Call received  L.A. called regarding her petition due date. After review the time for filing after the dispodition of rehearing at the court of appeals was incorrect. The filing deadline has been extended to June 3, 2015.
04/09/2015Miscellaneous Motion  Motion to Appoint Court Appointed Attorney to Indigent Appellant. On behalf of L.A.
04/06/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Case is reinstated.  Petition for review due no later than May 23, 2016.
04/06/2016Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement order issued July 24, 2015 is lifted.  Case is reinstated.
04/06/2016Motion to withdraw disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Withdrawal of Counsel granted.
04/06/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review pursuant to 53.7(f) reinstated  Per order received from trial court, case is reinstated.
04/05/2016Order received from another court - see remarks  Order recieved from trial court appointing Evan Clift as attorney for Lillian Adams.
04/01/2016Opinion issuedSupreme Court refers case to trial court for appointment of counsel The Court refers the case to the trial court for appointment of counsel.  The case remains abated until further order of this Court.
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03/31/2017Motion to supplement disposedDenied Motion to Supplement Record denied
03/31/2017Petition for Review disposedDenied
03/25/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted The abatement order issued on March 11, 2015 is lifted. Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition is granted as reinstated.  Petition for Review is due June 3, 2015.
03/25/2015Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement Order issued March 11, 2015 is lifted.
03/25/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review pursuant to 53.7(f) reinstated  Motion for Extension of Time Reinstated; Court of Appeals denied Motion for Rehearing En Banc on March 19, 2015.
03/20/2015Letter Filed  Letter to inform the Court that the Court of Appeals entered its order denying Appellant’s Motion for Reconsideration En Banc. Filed on behalf of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
03/11/2015Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Motion for Extension to File Petition for Review, filed on March 4, 2015, is Abated.  The case is removed from the Court's active docket.  It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court once the court of appeals' decision is final.  See TEX. R. APP. P. 53.7(a).
03/11/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is abated.
03/06/2015Electronic communication sent to Party  Sent e-mail to Ms. Nielsen to inquire the status of the resubmission of her motion for extension of time to file petition for review.
03/04/2015Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Costs  Court Order Finding regarding Indigence incoporated with Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition. On behalf of L.A.
03/04/2015Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Motion to Extend Time to file Petition for Review. On behalf of L.A.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/09/2017Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Adams, Lillian PetitionerMr. Evan R. Clift
Attorney Ad LitemOther interested party Mr. Andrew Monty Lloyd
Texas Department of Family and Protective ServicesRespondentMr. Paul Diller Johnson
Mr. Matthew Jeffrey Whitten  
Ms. Catherine Luft
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
___ SW3d ___, 12-31-14 
2nd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Bob McCoy 
Trial Court Information
362nd District Court 
Denton 
Honorable Robert Bruce McFarling 
2011-40896-362