Supreme Court

Case: 19-0561    
19-0561
07/01/2019
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
IN RE COMMITMENT OF JEFFERY LEE STODDARD 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
02/03/2021Motion for RehearingRespondent's Motion for Rehearing of Cause filed Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
03/18/2020Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
03/11/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the Office of the Attorney General submitted by A. Lee Czocher of the Office of the Attorney General of Austin, Texas.
03/09/2020Brief on the MeritsRespondent Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
02/18/2020Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of State of Texas.
11/27/2019Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Jeffery Lee Stoddard.
08/13/2019Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/31/2020Motion 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 February 3, 2021. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
12/31/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Jeffery Lee Stoddard.
12/18/2020Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
12/18/2020Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed and remanded to Court of Appeals The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to that court. Justice Lehrmann delivered the opinion of the Court.
(12/18/2020 3:56:51 PM) 190561.pdf, 19-0561.jmt.pdf
11/27/2019Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Jeffery Lee Stoddard.
10/07/2020Oral argument   Argued on behalf of petitioner by Melinda Fletcher; Argued on behalf of respondent by Teresa Simpson Dunsmore; Argued on behalf of amicus curiae, The State of Texas, by A. Lee Czocher
10/03/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due November 27, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
10/02/2019Affidavit of Inability to Pay Court Costs  Affidavit of Inability to Pay filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
10/02/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
09/28/2020Submission Schedule 
09/27/2019Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than October 28, 2019.
09/17/2020Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter to Parties stating: "The Supreme Court of Texas set the above-referenced cause for oral submission for Wednesday, October 7, 2020. Oral argument will be held via Zoom. Attached is a guide for attorneys participating in oral arguments via Zoom. The Clerk of the Court will contact you with further instructions."
(9/17/2020 7:06:24 PM) Zoom Oral Arguments Guide for Lawyers.pdf
09/09/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Respondent, Jeffrey Lee Stoddard. Oral Argument will be presented by Teresa Simpson Dunsmore and John C. Moncure of State Counsel for Offenders of Huntsville, Texas.
09/04/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Amicus Curiae, the Office of the Attorney General. Oral Argument will be presented by A. Lee Czocher of the Office of the Attorney General of Austin, Texas.
09/04/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Petitioner, the State of Texas. Oral Argument will be presented by Melinda Fletcher of the Special Prosecution Unit of Amarillo, Texas.
09/04/2020Motion to Argue disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion of Amicus Curiae The Office of the Attorney General of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument granted.  (Time allotted to argue: 12/20/8 minutes)
08/28/2020Motion to Argue filed  Unopposed Motion to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.
08/27/2019Case forwarded to Court 
08/21/2019Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
08/13/2019Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
07/02/2019Motion 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 August 14, 2019.
07/02/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of State of Texas.
07/02/2019Clerk's Record 
07/02/2019Clerk's Record 
07/02/2019Court reporter/recorder's record 
06/26/2020Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., October 7, 2020.  Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
06/05/2020Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued 
06/05/2020Petition for Review disposedFiling granted [Note: The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.]
06/05/2020Petition for Review granted 
04/16/2021Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
04/16/2021Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
03/18/2020Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
03/11/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the Office of the Attorney General submitted by A. Lee Czocher of the Office of the Attorney General of Austin, Texas.
03/09/2020Brief on the Merits  Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
02/18/2020Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of State of Texas.
02/03/2021Case forwarded to Court 
02/03/2021Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Jeffrey Lee Stoddard.
01/17/2020Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due February 18, 2020; Response brief due March 9, 2020; Reply brief due March 24, 2020.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
04/16/2021Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Office of the Attorney GeneralAmicus CuriaeMs. A. Lee Czocher
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins
Stoddard, Jeffery LeeRespondentMs. Teresa Dunsmore
Mr. Kenneth D. Nash
Mr. Jeremy Pratt
Mr. Tony Peterson
Texas Department of Family and Protective ServicesPetitionerMs. Melinda M. Fletcher
Ms. Kelly Hickman
Ms. Erin Faseler
Mr. Joseph W. Spence
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
601 SW3d 879, 05-30-19 
2nd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Bonnie Sudderth 
Trial Court Information
371st District Court 
Tarrant 
Honorable Mollee Bennett Westfall 
D371-S-13391-16