Supreme Court

Case: 16-0179    
16-0179
03/11/2016
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
CENTURY SURETY COMPANY 
JANE DOE 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
03/30/2017Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief of Federation of Defence and Corporate Counsel.
03/20/2017Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
02/10/2017Brief on the MeritsRespondent Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
11/09/2016Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
09/13/2016Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Submitted by Levon G. Hovnatanian of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. of Houston, Texas.
05/11/2016Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
04/26/2016Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Scott Seidel, Trustee of Pastazios Pizza, Inc. Creditors’ Trust.
03/11/2016Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/30/2016Response to Motion filed  Response in Opposition to Jane Doe's Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
12/16/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed 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 NOT BE CONSIDERED. Respondent's brief is due January 27, 2017; and Reply brief is due February 13, 2017.
12/15/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
12/15/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion to Stay is granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. The response to motion is due December 30, 2016.
12/15/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
12/09/2016Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to motion to stay due no later than December 19, 2016.
12/06/2016Motion to Stay Filed   Respondent's Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
11/22/2016Motion 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 29, 2016; and Reply brief is due January 13, 2017.
11/21/2016Motion 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 Jane Doe.
11/09/2016Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
11/07/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Petitioner's Brief is due on November 9, 2016. Response Brief is due on November 29, 2016. Reply Brief is due on December 14, 2016.
11/07/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
11/07/2016Phone call from Clerk's Office  Mr. Frazier informed the court that a motion for extension of time to file the brief on the merits will be filed.
10/17/2016Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time is granted. Petitioner's Brief is due November 7, 2016. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Response Brief is due November 28, 2016. Reply Brief is due December 13, 2016.
10/17/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
09/29/2016Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
09/26/2016Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 5th COA
09/23/2016Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the Merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than October 24, 2016; Response brief due November 14, 2016; Reply brief due November 29, 2016.
09/13/2016Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. Submitted by Levon G. Hovnatanian of Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P. of Houston, Texas.
08/03/2017Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
06/23/2017Petition for Review disposedDenied
06/23/2017Motion to dismiss disposedFiling dismissed as moot Respondent's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction dismissed as moot
06/23/2017Motion to Stay DisposedFiling dismissed as moot Respondent Jane Doe's Motion to Stay dismissed as moot
05/11/2016Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
05/04/2016Call received  Received call from petitioner, they will be filing a reply in this case.
04/26/2016Case forwarded to Court 
04/26/2016Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Scott Seidel, Trustee of Pastazios Pizza, Inc. Creditors’ Trust.
04/12/2016Response Waiver filed  Response waiver filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
04/07/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response is granted. Response is due April 26, 2016. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
04/07/2016Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review. On behalf of Scott Seidel, Trustee of the Pastazios Pizza, Inc. Creditors’ Trust.
04/05/2016Call received  Mr. Thomas Bergman inquiring about his deadline to respond to the petition for review.
03/30/2017Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of Federation of Defence and Corporate Counsel.
03/20/2017Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
03/20/2017Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
03/11/2016Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Century Surety Co.
02/22/2017Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply brief is due March 20, 2017.
02/21/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits and Response to Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Century Surety Company.
02/15/2017Call received  Call received from petitioner's counsel, Mr. Charles Frazier, alerting the Court that petitioner intends to file a response to the Motion to Dismiss alongside the Reply Brief that is due February 27, 2017.
02/10/2017Motion to dismiss  Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed on behalf of respondent, Jane Doe.
02/10/2017Brief on the Merits  Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
01/25/2017Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Respondent Jane Doe's Motion for Extension of Time to File Response Brief due no later than February 10, 2017; Reply brief due February 27, 2017.  NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED.
01/25/2017Motion to Abate disposedDenied Respondent Jane Doe's Motion to Abate denied
01/24/2017Reply to Response to Motion  Reply in Support of Respondent's Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
01/23/2017Response to Motion filed  Response in Opposition to Jane Doe's Motion to Abate and to Motion for Extension of Time filed on behalf of Centrury Surety Company.
01/18/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Opposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
01/11/2017Motion to Abate filed  Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
01/10/2017Letter Filed  Letter informing the Court that respondent withdraws her Motion to Stay as moot and intention to file motion to abate filed on behalf of Jane Doe.
01/09/2017Call received  Attorney Jeff Levinger called to inform the Court that the motion for stay is moot. He will file a letter so stating. But he may now be filing a motion to abate pending resolution by the U.S. Fifith Circuit of coverage issues.
01/04/2017Letter Filed  Letter informs the Court that a reply to the Motion to Stay will be filed by Tuesday,
January 10, 2017 on behalf of Jane Doe.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
08/03/2017Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Doe, JaneRespondentMs. Laura M. Fontaine
Mr. G. Michael Gruber
Mr. Jeffrey S. Levinger
Mr. Brian Mason
Mr. Royce B. West
The Honorable Veretta L. Frazier
Mr. Tom 'Trey' H. Crawford
Pastazios Pizza, Inc.Other interested party Ye-Whei Chen
Ms. Joyce W. Lindauer
Mr. David Dotson
Property Casualty Insurers Association of AmericaAmicus CuriaeMr. Levon G. Hovnatanian
Deari, AjredinOther interested party Mr. Gregory W. Mitchell
Federation of Defence and Corporate CounseAmicus CuriaeMr. Stephen P. Pate
Century Surety CompanyPetitionerMs. Dana Livingston
Mr. Roger D. Townsend
Mr. Wallace B. Jefferson  
Mr. Charles T. Frazier Jr.
Seidel, ScottOther interested party Mr. J. Stephen Gibson
Mr. Davor Rukavina
Mr. Thomas Berghman
Mr. Michael W. Huddleston
Court of Appeals Information:
Dismissed 
___ SW3d ___, 02-04-16 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Elizabeth Lang-Miers 
Trial Court Information
193rd District Court 
Dallas 
Honorable Carl Haralson Ginsberg 
DC-13-04564