Supreme Court

Case: 17-0126    
17-0126
02/13/2017
APPEAL REGARDING ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY ACTION
DANIEL C. LITTLE 
COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
11/27/2017Supplement to motion for rehearingAppellant in case Supplement to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
10/30/2017Motion for RehearingAppellant in case Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
02/13/2017Disciplinary Appeal filedAppellant in case Notice of Appeal filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/01/2017Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing dismissed as moot Motion for Leave to Disburse Funds, incorporated in Supplemental Motion for Rehearing, dismissed as moot
12/01/2017Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
11/27/2017Miscellaneous Motion  Motion to Disburse Funds incorporated in Supplemental Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little
11/27/2017Supplement to motion for rehearing  Supplement to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
11/13/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to appellant, Daniel Little, regarding question about sending a supplement to his motion for rehearing.  Informed Mr. Little that he should send in the supplement as soon as possible.  He intends to mail it to the Court this week.
11/13/2017Call received  Call received from Daniel C. Little.
10/30/2017Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
10/27/2017Call received  Call received from Dan Little regarding a filing.
10/24/2017Call received  From Mr. Daniel Little in re:  his m/e/t to file mo/re.
09/26/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing granted.  Motion for rehearing due October 26, 2017. No further requests for extensions of time will not be considered.
09/21/2017Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little
09/15/2017Call received  Call received from Daniel Little letting the Court know he received the hard copy of a motion for extension form last Thursday.
09/01/2017Document(s) sent (See remarks)  Sent Daniel Little a hard copy of motion for extension form from Court's website and copy of electronic communication sent September 1, 2017.
09/01/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Electronic Communication sent to Daniel Little regarding due date of Motion for Rehearing and Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing.  
09/01/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to appellant, Daniel Little, regarding motion for rehearing.  Informed Mr. Little that his motion for rehearing due date is September 5, 2017.  Also sent an email that contained a sample motion for extension of time for editing.
08/31/2017Electronic communication received from Party  Electronic Communications from Daniel Little received August 31st and September 1st regarding letter sent August 28, 2017.
08/29/2017Designation of Lead Counsel   Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel for the Commission for Lawyer Discipline.
08/28/2017Letter Received  Letter from Daniel C. Little letting the Court know he will file a motion for rehearing.
08/25/2017Electronic communication received from Party  Email received from Daniel Little confirming that he has put document of August 18, 2017 in the mail with postmark for today.
08/24/2017Call received  Call received from appellant, Daniel Little, verifying if the Court received electronic communication from him on August 18, 2017.  Let Mr. Little know that the Court is in receipt of email, however, the Court needs document sent in writing in order to review.  
08/18/2017Electronic communication received from Party  Electronic Communication received from appellant, Daniel Little, letting the Court know that he needs additional time to file brief due to medical condition.
08/18/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call returned to appellant, Daniel Little, regarding dismissal of appeal.  Explained to Mr. Little that he may file a motion for rehearing within 15 days of the disposition.  Mr. Little stated he would get something filed before that time.
08/18/2017Call received  Call received from appellant, Daniel Little, following up on phone call from last week to let the Court know he intended to file a motion for extension of time to file brief. Mr. Little explained he needed more time to file the brief.  Informed Mr. Little that the Court issued an order this date dismissing the Disciplinary Appeal pursuant to TRAP 38.8(a).  
08/18/2017Disciplinary Appeal disposedDismissed See TEX. R. APP. P. 38.8(a)
08/08/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Per Mr. Little's request sent email to Chief Deputy Clerk to communicate about Mr. Little's phone call to notify that he received the form of the motion to extend time and he found help to fill out this form.
08/07/2017Call received  Received call from Mr. Little to notify the Court that he found someone to help him type his Motion to Extend Time and submit it to the Court.
08/04/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to Daniel Little in response to voicemail from August 2nd.  Informed Mr. Little that he needs to send in a written request for extension of time for the Court to consider.  Attached a motion for extension form for Mr. Little to fill out and return.
08/04/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to Daniel Little in response to the August 2nd voicemail.  Per the Clerk, Mr. Little needs to submit a written request for extension of time for the Court to consider.  Left voicemail.
08/02/2017Call received  Voicemail recevied from Daniel Little regarding deadline of brief.
06/19/2017Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Brief is granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Appellant's Brief is due July 24, 2017. Appellee's Brief is due August 23, 2017.
06/19/2017Motion for Extension of Time filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Brief filed on behalf of Daniel Charles Little.
05/23/2017Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter sent to parties stating the following:  "The Supreme Court filed your Notice of Appeal on February 13, 2017 in the above-referenced case. Pursuant to the Internal Procedural Rules of the Board of Disciplinary Appeals 7.06, “Appellant’s brief must be filed within thirty (30) days after the later of the date on which the clerk’s record or the reporter’s record was timely filed.” The clerk’s record was filed February 15, 2017.  According to our records, the appellant’s brief has not been filed with this Court.  If the appellant’s brief is not filed in our office before 5:00 p.m., June 22, 2017, the appeal may be dismissed."
05/19/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to Daniel Little regarding status of extension of time to file brief.  Mr. Little said he is going to send the extension in the mail as soon as he can get to the post office.  Stated the Court should expect the motion by next week.  
05/12/2017Designation of Lead Counsel   Designation of Lead Counsel filed on behalf of the Commission for Lawyer Discipline. Cynthia Hamilton will serve as lead counsel for the Commission for Lawyer Discipline.
05/09/2017Call received  Call received from Daniel Little stating his written motion for extension of time will be submitted by next week.  
05/09/2017Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to Daniel Little regarding request for extension of time to file brief.  Explained that we received affidavits but have not received the motions.  Left voicemail.
04/27/2017Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Costs  Affidavit of Inability to Pay filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
04/13/2017Electronic communication sent to Party  Electronic Communication sent to Daniel Little regarding request for extension of time to file brief.
04/07/2017Notice requesting filing fee  Fee request sent via email for filing fee for request.  
04/05/2017Electronic communication received from Party  Electronic Communication received from Daniel Little regarding request for extension of time to file brief.
02/16/2017Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance and Designation of Lead Counsel filed on behalf of the Commission for Lawyer Discipline.
02/15/2017Case Record Filed   Electronic Record recieved. Submitted by the Board of Disciplinary Appeals.
02/13/2017Disciplinary Appeal filed  Notice of Appeal filed on behalf of Daniel C. Little.
01/16/2018Case Stored  e-stored
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
01/16/2018Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Little, Daniel C.AppellantDaniel C. Little
Commission for Lawyer DisciplineAppelleeMs. Julie Liddell
Ms. Laura Bayouth Popps
Ms. Christine E. McKeeman  
Ms. Heather E. Myers
Ms. Cynthia West Canfiel Hamilton
Ms. Lisa Holt
Ms. Linda Acevedo
Ms. Cynthia Lee Burton
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