Supreme Court

Case: 17-0052    
17-0052
01/23/2017
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
LAURA PRESSLEY 
GREGORIO (GREG) CASAR 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/18/2018Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of State of Arizona.  Submitted by Nick Dranias with Office of the Arizona Attorney General.
06/22/2018Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Dr. Laura Pressley.
05/22/2018Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of The Texas Association of Counties, in support of respondent, Gregorio (Greg) Casar, submitted by Garry A. Merritt and Paul O. Miles of Austin, Texas.
04/09/2018Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Gregorio Casar.
02/16/2018Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
09/21/2017Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter submitted on behalf of Carl Haddick of Austin, Texas.
09/19/2017Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief of Attorney General Ken Paxton in support of petitioner submitted by Brantley Starr and Michael C. Toth.
09/18/2017Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter of the Libertarian Party of Texas in support of petitioner submitted by Thomas G. Glass of Election Integrity Committee of the Libertarian Party of Texas of Hockley, Texas.
09/12/2017Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
08/08/2017Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Gregorio (Greg) Casar.
04/07/2017Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
03/11/2019Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to respondent.
03/11/2019Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  Amended Cost Bill Issued
03/07/2019Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
01/25/2019Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
01/25/2019Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed and dismissed Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment in part, renders in part, and dismisses the appeal as moot in part. Per Curiam Opinion
(1/25/2019 11:26:59 AM) 170052.pdf, 17-0052.jmt.pdf
01/25/2019Petition for Review disposedPetition granted pursuant to TRAP 59.1
01/25/2019Petition for Review granted under TRAP 59.1 
07/18/2018Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of State of Arizona.  Submitted by Nick Dranias with Office of the Arizona Attorney General.
06/22/2018Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Dr. Laura Pressley.
05/22/2018Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of The Texas Association of Counties, in support of respondent, Gregorio (Greg) Casar, submitted by Garry A. Merritt and Paul O. Miles of Austin, Texas.
05/22/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Reply brief is due June 22, 2018.
05/21/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
04/16/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.  Reply Brief is due no later than May 24, 2018.
04/13/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
04/09/2018Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Gregorio Casar.
03/02/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response Brief is due April 9, 2018; Reply Brief is due April 24, 2018.
03/02/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Gregorio “Greg” Casar.
02/16/2018Brief on the Merits  Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
01/24/2018Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
01/11/2018Call received  Call received from Mr. Kuhn asking about the language "No further extensions of time will be considered." The notice should say "No further extensions of time for this filing will be considered."
01/11/2018Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 3rd COA
01/10/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered.  Petitioner's brief is due February 16, 2018; Respondent's brief is due March 8, 2018; and Reply brief is due March 23, 2018.
01/09/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
12/11/2017Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petitioner's Brief is due January 17, 2018; Response Brief is due February 6, 2018; Reply Brief is due February 21, 2018.
12/11/2017Motion 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 Laura Presley.
11/17/2017Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than December 18, 2017; Response brief due January 8, 2018; Reply brief due January 23, 2018.
11/15/2017Letter Filed  Letter in response to referral to Pro Bono Program filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
10/20/2017Referral to Pro Bono Program - Letter sent to All Counsel of Record and Program Liason  Referral to Pro Bono Program sent to parties and liaison.
09/21/2017Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter submitted on behalf of Carl Haddick of Austin, Texas.
09/19/2017Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of Attorney General Ken Paxton in support of petitioner submitted by Brantley Starr and Michael C. Toth.
09/18/2017Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter of the Libertarian Party of Texas in support of petitioner submitted by Thomas G. Glass of Election Integrity Committee of the Libertarian Party of Texas of Hockley, Texas.
09/12/2017Reply to Response  Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
09/05/2017MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Reply is due September 12, 2017.
09/05/2017Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
09/01/2017Motion to Exceed Word Limit disposedDenied Motion to Exceed Word Count Limit for Reply denied
08/31/2017Electronic communication received from Party  Received email from respondent's counsel and he said that the respondent opposed the motion to exceed word limit but do not plan to file a response to it.
08/31/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Sent email to respondent's counsel to determine whether a written response to petitioner's motion to exceed word limit will be filed.
08/29/2017Motion to Exceed Word Limit  Opposed Motion to Exceed Word Count Limit for Reply filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
08/14/2017MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply is due September 7, 2017.
08/11/2017Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
08/08/2017Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Gregorio (Greg) Casar.
06/21/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review is granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response is due August 9, 2017.
06/21/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Gregorio Casar.
06/09/2017Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than July 10, 2017.
05/09/2017Case forwarded to Court 
05/03/2017Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Gregorio Casar.
04/10/2017Letter Filed  Letter regarding filing fee filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
04/07/2017Notice requesting filing fee  Mailed fee request to petitioner for petition for review.
04/07/2017Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
03/27/2017Motion to Exceed Word Limit disposedDenied Motion to Exceed Word Limit in Petition for Review is denied.
03/24/2017Motion to Exceed Word Limit  Motion to Exceed Word Limit in Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
02/28/2017Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petition for Review is due April 7, 2017.
02/28/2017Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Laura Pressley.
01/23/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review has been granted. Petition for Review is due on March 8, 2017.
01/23/2017Motion 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 Laura Pressley.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
03/07/2019Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Pressley, Laura PetitionerMs. Laura Pressley
Texas Association of CountiesAmicus CuriaeMr. Paul O'Neal Miles
Garry Anthony Merritt
State of ArizonaAmicus CuriaeMr. Nicholas Dranias
Haddick, Carl Amicus CuriaeMr. Carl Haddick
Casar, Gregorio "Greg"RespondentMs. Lisa Hobbs
Mr. David A. Rogers
Ms. Lauren Ross
Mr. Kurt Kuhn  
Mr. Charles Herring Jr.
Attorney General Ken PaxtonAmicus CuriaeMr. Brantley David Starr
The Honorable Michael C. Toth
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Libertarian Party of TexasAmicus CuriaeMr. Thomas G. Glass
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
567 SW3d 28, 12-23-16 
3rd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Melissa Young Goodwin 
Trial Court Information
201st District Court 
Travis 
Honorable Daniel H. Mills 
D-1-GN-15-000374-CV