Supreme Court

Case: 18-0639    
18-0639
07/13/2018
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE ELIZABETH THOMAS, JAMES ALLEN, ROBERTO PEREZ, AND MARIA DEJESUS PEREZ  
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/19/2018Supplement to ResponseReal Parties in Interest Real Parties in Interest Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC's Supplement to their Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Emergency Motion for Stay.
07/17/2018Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
07/16/2018Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Adoption and Joinder of Stewart Title Company's Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Response to Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC.
07/14/2018Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Stewart Title Company.
07/13/2018Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
09/22/2021Case Stored  e-stored
09/10/2018Suggestion of Bankruptcy   Amended Notice of Suggestion of Bankruptcy filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas and James Allen.
09/07/2018Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Effective July 20, 2018, the case is abated pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2 until further order of this Court and is removed from the Court's active docket, subject to reinstatement upon proper motion.  TEX. R. APP. P.  8.3.  All motions and other documents pending or filed are abated subject to being reurged in the event the case is reinstated.  TEX. R. APP. P. 8.2, 8.3.  It is the parties' responsibility to immediately notify this Court once the automatic bankruptcy stay is lifted.
09/07/2018Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedAbated due to bankruptcy
09/03/2021Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDismissed (Justice Busby not participating)
09/03/2021Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Filing granted Relators' Non-Suit/Dismissal as Moot granted
09/03/2021Petition for Writ of Mandamus reinstated  
09/03/2021Motion to Stay DisposedDismissed Relators' Emergency Motion for Stay dismissed
09/03/2021Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement order issued September 7, 2018 is lifted
08/24/2021Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to real parties in interest's attorney, Scott McElhaney, regarding the August 16, 2021 filing Stewart Title Company's Response to Request for Status Report.
08/16/2021Status report filed  Adoption and Joinder to Status Report filed on behalf of MTH Lending Group L.P.
08/16/2021Miscellaneous Motion  Relators Non-Suit/Dismissal as Moot filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
08/16/2021Adopt by Reference pursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 9.7   Real Party in Interest Adoption and Joinder in Stewart Title Company's Response to Request for Status Report filed on behalf of Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.
08/16/2021Call received  Call from Relator stating she is going to have her attorney file a motion to dismiss.
08/16/2021Status report filed  Status Report filed on behalf of Stewart Title Company.
07/31/2018Adoption by another party of brief already filed  Real Party in Interest Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.'s Adoption and Joinder in Stewart Title Company's Response to Relator Allen's Suggestion of Bankruptcy
07/31/2018Adoption by another party of brief already filed  Real Party in Interest Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC's Adoption and Joinder of Real Party in Interest Stewart Title Company's Response to Relator Allen's Suggestion of Bankruptcy.
07/30/2018Adoption by another party of brief already filed  Real Party in Interest MTH Lending Group, L.P.'s Adoption and Joinder of Real Party in Interest Stewart Title Company's Response to Relator Allen's Suggestion of Bankruptcy.
07/30/2018Adoption by another party of brief already filed  Response to Suggestion of Bankruptcy filed on behalf of Stewart Title Company.
07/20/2018Suggestion of Bankruptcy   Notice of Suggestion of Bankruptcy filed on behalf of James Allen.
07/19/2018Supplement to Response  Real Parties in Interest Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC's Supplement to their Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Emergency Motion for Stay.
07/17/2018Adoption by another party of brief already filed  Real Party in Interest Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc.'s Adoption and Joinder in Stewart Title Company's and MTH's Lending Group, L.P.'s Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Response to Emergency Motion for Stay, and Adoption and Joinder in Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC's Reply to Relators' Reply to Interested Parties' Objections to Emergency Stay in the Disposed of Case.
07/17/2018Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
07/17/2018Call received  Call received from legal assistant to Ms. McClure stating that the reply to the response to the petition for writ of mandamus will be submitted before 3 p.m. today.  
07/16/2021Status Report requested  Status Report requested due no later than August 16, 2021.
07/16/2018Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Adoption and Joinder of Stewart Title Company's Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Response to Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Meritage Homes Corporation and Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC.
07/16/2018Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion to Stay and Adoption of Stewart Title Company's Response to Mandamus filed on behalf of MTH Lending Group, L.P.
07/16/2018Call received  Call from legal assistant to Ms. McClure stating that the Reply in Support of the Petition for Writ of Mandamus will be resubmitted this afternoon, no later than 2pm.
07/16/2018Reply to Response to Motion  Reply to Response to Objections to Emergency Stay filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
07/14/2018Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Stewart Title Company.
07/13/2018Motion to Stay Filed   Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas.
07/13/2018Call received  Call received from John Kopeke, counsel for Stewart Title Company, et al.
07/13/2018Phone call from Clerk's Office  Left voicemail for relator's counsel, Colleen McClure.
07/13/2018Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Elizabeth Thomas, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
09/22/2021Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Perez, RobertoRelatorMs. Colleen M. Clear McClure
Meritage Homes of Texas LLCReal Party in Interest Ms. Kimberly Altsuler
Meritage Homes CorporationReal Party in Interest Mr. Barry Stephen Rabon
Ms. Kimberly Altsuler
Perez, Maria De JesusRelatorMs. Colleen M. Clear McClure
Stewart Title CompanyReal Party in Interest Mr. John A. Koepke
Mr. Scott M. McElhaney
Ms. Jennifer A. Bryant
Primary Residential Mortgage Inc.Real Party in Interest Michelle Nicole Mathews
Mr. Andrew T. McKinney IV
Thomas, ElizabethRelatorMs. Colleen M. Clear McClure
Allen, James RelatorMs. Colleen M. Clear McClure
MTH Lending Group L.P. Real Party in Interest Mr. Dale Marett Holidy
Lester, Mary A.Real Party in Interest Mr. John A. Koepke
Court of Appeals Information:
 
 
1st Court of Appeals 
 
Trial Court Information
127th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Ravi K. Sandill 
2017-76078