Supreme Court

Case: 19-0017    
19-0017
01/07/2019
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
BERNARD MORELLO AND WHITE LION HOLDINGS, LLC 
SEAWAY CRUDE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
12/12/2019Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filedPetitioner Amended Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
12/11/2019Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filedPetitioner Reply in Support of Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello and White Lion Holdings, LLC.
08/21/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of Mr. J. Marcus Hill.
07/17/2019Motion for RehearingRehearing filed in Petition for Review Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello and White Lion Holdings, LLC.
05/07/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Brief of the Institute of Justice in support of Bernard Morello, et al submitted by Mr. Arif Panju of the Institute of Justice in Austin, Texas.
04/12/2019Amended Petition for Review filedPetitioner Amended Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
04/03/2019Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/16/2019Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
12/13/2019Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied with Justice not sitting. (Justice Guzman and Justice Bland not participating)
12/12/2019Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed  Amended Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
12/12/2019MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Motion for Rehearing granted. Reply timely filed December 11, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
12/11/2019Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed  Reply in Support of Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello and White Lion Holdings, LLC.
12/10/2019Call received  Call received from counsel for Petitioner regarding the status of the Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Motion for Rehearing.
12/06/2019Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in support of Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello and White Lion Holdings, LLC.
12/04/2019Case Record Filed  
12/04/2019Case Record Filed  
11/26/2019Record Requested in Case  Email sent to First Court of Appeals requesting remainder of the record.
11/22/2019Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC.
10/29/2019Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates  Vacation Notice filed on behalf of Bernard Morello.
10/24/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing granted. Response due December 2, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
10/24/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC.
09/23/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing granted. Response due November 1, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
09/23/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC.
09/17/2019Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Response requested to motion for rehearing due no later than October 2, 2019.
09/17/2019Call received  Call received regarding response to motion for rehearing.
08/30/2019Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to motion for rehearing due no later than September 16, 2019.
08/21/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of Mr. J. Marcus Hill.
07/23/2019Case forwarded to Court 
07/17/2019Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello and White Lion Holdings, LLC.
06/14/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted 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 July 17, 2019.
06/13/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
05/31/2019Petition for Review disposedDenied with Justice not sitting. (Justice Guzman not sitting)
05/07/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Jeffrey Redfern granted.
05/07/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Jeffrey Redfern granted.
05/07/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Unopposed Motion by resident attorney, Arif Panju, in support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Jeffrey Redfern as counsel for Amicus Curiae, Institute for Justice.
05/07/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Unopposed Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Jeffrey Redfern, counsel for Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice.
05/07/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of the Institute of Justice in support of Bernard Morello, et al submitted by Mr. Arif Panju of the Institute of Justice in Austin, Texas.
04/30/2019Case forwarded to Court 
04/25/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC.
04/16/2019Motion to Amend disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend Petition for Review is granted. Amended Petition for Review was filed in this office on April 12, 2019.
04/12/2019Motion to Amend Filed  Unopposed Motion for Leave to Amend Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
04/12/2019Amended Petition for Review filed  Amended Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
04/03/2019Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
03/01/2019Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Petition for Review is due on April 3, 2019.
03/01/2019Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Third Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
01/31/2019Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petition for Review is due on March 4, 2019.
01/31/2019Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Bernard Morello, et al.
01/08/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due February 1, 2019.
01/08/2019Clerk's Record 
01/07/2019Motion 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 Bernard Morello, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
12/16/2019Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
White Lion Holdings, LLCPetitionerMr. Bruce W. Bain
Ms. Joan Marie Lucci Bain
Ms. Jacqueline L. Smith
Mr. Jonathan E. Bruce
Mr. Joseph K. Watts
Ms. Tina V. Snelling
Morello, BernardPetitionerMs. Jacqueline L. Smith
Ms. Joan Marie Lucci Bain
Mr. Jonathan E. Bruce
Ms. Tina V. Snelling
Mr. Bruce W. Bain
Mr. Joseph K. Watts
Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, LLC RespondentMr. Matthew Alexander Dekovich
Mr. Andrew L. Edelman
Mr. Christopher R. Hart
Mr. Jonathan A. Scullion
Mr. Jon C. Vicklund
Mr. Thomas J. Forestier
Mr. Stephen R. Clarke
Ms. Jamie Lavergne Bryan
Mr. Michael E. Orsak
Hill, J. MarcusAmicus CuriaeMr. J. Marcus Hill
Institute for JusticeAmicus CuriaeMr. Jeffrey H. Redfern
Mr. Arif Panju  
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
585 SW3d 1, 05-22-18 
1st Court of Appeals 
Honorable Harvey G. Brown 
Trial Court Information
County Court at Law #4 
Fort Bend 
Honorable Susan G. Lowery 
13-CCV-050231