Supreme Court

Case: 17-0563    
17-0563
07/14/2017
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE, HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER 
RUTHEN JAMES WEEMS III 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
05/20/2019Motion for RehearingRespondent's Motion for Rehearing of Cause filed Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
06/14/2018Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
06/01/2018Brief on the MeritsRespondent Responent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
03/12/2018Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
08/16/2017Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems III.
07/14/2017Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/25/2019Document received (See Remarks)  Notice received on behalf of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.
10/01/2019Document received (See Remarks)  Notice of Filing of a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States received on behalf of the Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.
06/27/2019Case Stored  e-stored
06/21/2019Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
06/21/2019Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
05/21/2019Case forwarded to Court 
05/20/2019Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
05/14/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing granted.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.  Motion for Rehearing is due no later than May 20, 2019.
05/13/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems, III.
04/26/2019Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
04/26/2019Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment. Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court.
(4/26/2019 2:54:20 PM) 170563.pdf, 17-0563.jmt.pdf
01/31/2019Oral argument   Argued on behalf of petitioner by Robert Little; Argued on behalf of respondent by Sean M. Reagan
12/14/2018Submission resetCase set for oral argument Oral argument of this cause is reset and will be conducted on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at Texas High School, Texarkana, Texas.  See Tex. Const. art. V, ยง 3(a).
12/07/2018Submission resetThe date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined. The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.
12/05/2018Oral Argument Cancelled  Causes to be reset at a date to be determined.
11/08/2018Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of petitioner, Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center. Oral Argument will be presented by Robert Little of Naman, Howell, Smith, & Lee, PLLC of Waco.
09/05/2018Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems. Oral Argument will be presented by Sean Reagan of Leyh, Payne & Mallia, PLLC.
08/31/2018Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., December 5, 2018.  Time allotted to argue:  20/20 minutes
08/31/2018Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
08/31/2018Petition for Review granted 
06/14/2018Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
06/01/2018Brief on the Merits  Responent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
05/02/2018Electronic communication sent to Party  Emailed counsel for respondent to determine if a response to the motion would be filed.
05/02/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits has been granted. NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE CONSIDERED. Respondent's Brief is due on June 1, 2018. Reply Brief is due on June 18, 2018.
05/01/2018Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Opposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
04/02/2018Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Respondent's Brief is due on May 2, 2018. Reply Brief is due on May 17, 2018.
04/02/2018Motion 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 Ruthen James Weems.
03/19/2018Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of Change of Address filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
03/12/2018Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
02/09/2018Case Record Filed   Electronic Appellate Record received.
02/09/2018Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 6th COA
02/09/2018Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than March 12, 2018; Response brief due April 2, 2018; Reply brief due April 17, 2018.
02/01/2018Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance of Sean Michael Reagan as appellate counsel for Respondent Ruthen James Weems through the Supreme Court's Pro Bono Program.
01/23/2018Letter Filed  Letter, including a notice of change of address, filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
01/02/2018Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of Change of Address filed on behalf of petitioner, Ruthen James Weems III.
11/06/2017Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Costs  Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Costs filed on behalf of Ruthen J. Weems.
10/26/2017Notice requesting filing fee  Fee request sent to respondent for motion.
10/26/2017Miscellaneous Motion  Motion for Leave to file Supplemental Documents filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems.
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.
10/09/2017Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Printed and mailed online docket sheet showing that response was filed on 08-16-17.
10/06/2017Document filed (see remarks)  Document filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems III.
09/05/2017Document filed (see remarks)  Document Filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems III.
08/16/2017Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ruthen James Weems III.
08/15/2017Case forwarded to Court 
07/14/2017Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical Center.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/27/2019Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Baylor Scott and White, Hillcrest Medical CenterPetitionerMr. Robert R. Little Jr.
Mr. F. Ben Selman
Weems, Ruthen JamesRespondentMr. Sean Michael Reagan
Mr. Ruthen James Weems
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
566 SW3d 293, 05-11-17 
6th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Bailey Moseley 
Trial Court Information
170th District Court 
McLennan 
Honorable Jim Meyer 
2016-2014-4