Supreme Court

Case: 19-0107    
19-0107
01/29/2019
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
LEROY TORRES 
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
03/24/2020Additional citations received.Respondent Letter regarding Additional Citations received on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
03/06/2020Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
01/21/2020Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
10/30/2019Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres.
07/08/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Brief of Amicus Curiae Professor Philip Bobbitt in Support of Petition for Review received.
06/20/2019Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
06/05/2019Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
04/11/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of Jeffrey Hirsch.
02/22/2019Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/11/2019Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is granted. Respondent's Brief on the Merits is due January 21, 2020. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Reply Brief is due February 5, 2020.
12/11/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
11/07/2019Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is granted. Respondent's Brief on the Merits is due December 19, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Reply Brief is due January 3, 2020.
11/07/2019Motion 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 Texas Department of Public Safety
10/30/2019Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres.
09/16/2019Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits has been granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petitioner's Brief is due on October 30, 2019. Response Brief is due on November 19, 2019. Reply Brief is due on December 4, 2019.
09/13/2019Motion 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 Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Elisabeth S. Theodore's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Andrew T. Tutt's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Stephen K. Wirth's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Samuel F. Callahan's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Elisabeth S. Theodore is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Andrew T. Tutt is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Stephen K. Wirth is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion forAdmission Pro Hac Vice for Samuel F. Callahan is granted.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Elisabeth S. Theodore's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Andrew T. Tutt's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Stephen K. Wirth's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Samuel F. Callahan's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Elisabeth S. Theodore filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Andrew T. Tutt filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Stephen K. Wirth filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
09/11/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion forAdmission Pro Hac Vice for Samuel F. Callahan filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
08/30/2019Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than September 30, 2019; Response brief due October 21, 2019; Reply brief due November 5, 2019.
08/16/2019Motion to withdraw disposed ofFiling granted Motion to Withdraw Joshua T. Wilson as counsel and Substitute Trevor Ezell as lead counsel granted.
08/16/2019Call received  Respondent will send $10.00 filing fee.
08/15/2019Notice requesting filing fee  Sent fee request for motion to withdraw to counsel for respondent.
08/15/2019Call received  Call received from Joshua Wilson, counsel for Respondent, regarding the struck Motion to Withdraw.
08/14/2019Motion to Withdraw Filed  Motion to Withdraw filed on behalf of Joshua Wilson, counsel for Respondent, TDPS.
08/05/2020Case Stored  e-stored
07/09/2020Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Adele El-Khouri, for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Adele El-Khouri, for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Zoe Bedell, for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Zoe Bedell, for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Adele El-Khouri, for Admission Pro Hac Vice, filed on behalf of Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Zoe Bedell, for Admission Pro Hac Vice, filed on behalf of Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Practicing Attorney in Support of Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for Admission Pro Hac Vice, filed on behalf of Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf Amicus Curiae Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Zoe Bedell, for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf Amicus Curiae Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Non-Resident Attorney, Adele El-Khouri, for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf Amicus Curiae Professor Philip Bobbitt.
07/08/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Brief of Amicus Curiae Professor Philip Bobbitt in Support of Petition for Review received.
07/07/2020Motion to substitute disposedFiling granted Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Lead Counsel granted.
06/22/2020Motion to Substitute filed  Motion to Withdraw and Substitute Lead Counsel filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
06/20/2019Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
06/05/2020Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued 
06/05/2020Petition for Review disposedDenied
06/05/2019Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
06/03/2019Designation of Lead Counsel   Notice of Appearance of Lead Counsel filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
05/06/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review granted.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.  Response is due no later than June 5, 2019.
05/06/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
04/20/2020Letter Filed  Response to Post-Briefing Letter regarding Additional Citations filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
04/11/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of Jeffrey Hirsch.
04/05/2019Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than May 6, 2019.
04/03/2020Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  The Supreme Court of Texas requests that you file a response to the Post-Briefing Letter filed by the respondent on March 24, 2020 in the above-referenced case.  The response is due in this office no later than April 20, 2020.
03/26/2019Call received  Call received from attorney inquiring about amicus curiae submission.
03/24/2020Additional citations received.  Letter regarding Additional Citations received on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
03/17/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Kyle Lyons-Burke's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres granted.
03/16/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Kyle Lyons-Burke filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres granted.
03/16/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen J. Chapman in support of Kyle Lyons-Burke's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres.
03/16/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Kyle Lyons-Burke filed on behalf of Le Roy Torres.
03/10/2020Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for petitioner regarding pending motions for admission pro hac vice.
03/06/2020Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
03/05/2019Case forwarded to Court 
02/28/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice by non-resident attorney, Brian J. Lawler, is granted.
02/28/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice by non-resident attorney, Brian J. Lawler, is granted.
02/26/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Resident Attorney's Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, of Brian J. Lawler, of San Diego, California, filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
02/26/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice, of Brian J. Lawler, of San Diego, California, filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
02/26/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of TDPS.
02/22/2019Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
02/20/2019Call received  Call received from petitioner's counsel regarding motions for pro hac vice and accessing the record on the attorney portal.
01/31/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review granted.  Petition for Review is due no later than February 22, 2019.
01/29/2020Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Reply Brief granted. Reply Brief due March 6, 2020. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
01/29/2019Motion 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 Leroy Torres.
01/29/2019Court reporter/recorder's record 
01/29/2019Clerk's Record 
01/27/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief filed on behalf of Leroy Torres.
01/22/2020Call received  Call received from counsel for respondent regarding an appendix to the brief.
01/21/2020Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
Calendars
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08/05/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Bobbitt, PhilipAmicus CuriaeMr. Philip Bobbitt
Mr. Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
Ms. Adele El-Khouri
Ms. Zoe Bedell
Texas Department of Public SafetyRespondentMr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Jason R. LaFond
Hirsch, Jeffrey M.Amicus CuriaeMr. Jeffrey M. Hirsch
Torres, LeroyPetitionerMr. Brian J. Lawler
Stephen K. Wirth
Kyle Lyons-Burke
Samuel F. Callahan
Andrew T. Tutt
Mr. Stephen Chapman
Elisabeth S. Theodore
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Render 
583 SW3d 221, 11-20-18 
13th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Dori Contreras 
Trial Court Information
County Court at Law No 1 
Nueces 
Honorable Robert Vargas 
2017-CCV-61016-1