Supreme Court

Case: 19-0694    
19-0694
08/12/2019
Mandamus/Cause
IN RE C.J.C. 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
05/22/2020Post submission brief filedRelator Post Submission Brief filed on behalf of Relator C.J.C.
05/15/2020Post submission brief filedReal Parties in Interest Post-Submission Supplemental Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of J.D.
04/21/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter of Francois Paxti-Lysander received.
04/21/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys submitted by Julia C. Hatcher of Galveston, Texas.
04/06/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of State Bar of Texas Family Law Council submitted by Beth Johnson, Mary McNamara, and Chris Nickelson.
03/26/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Values submitted by Jonathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law, PLLC in Austin.
12/16/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the State of Texas submitted by Natalie Thompson of the Attorney General's Office.
12/12/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of A Voice for Choice Advocacy submitted by Brad A. Hakala of The Hakala Law Group, P.C. of Long Beach, California.
12/11/2019Reply BriefRelator Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of C.C.
11/26/2019Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of J.D.
11/26/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Alliance Defending Freedom submitted by Ryan J. Tucker of Alliance Defending Freedom of Scottsdale, Arizona.
11/26/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Parental Rights Foundation submitted by Thomas Sanders of Tom Sanders, P.C. of Sugarland, Texas.
11/06/2019Brief on the MeritsRelator Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of C.C.
10/04/2019Surreply filedReal Parties in Interest Sur-Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of J.D.
09/19/2019Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply to Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of C.C.
09/17/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Home School Coalition. Submitted by Cecilia M. Wood of Austin, Texas.
09/13/2019Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of J.D.
08/13/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received on behalf of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
08/12/2019Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of C.C.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/16/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the State of Texas submitted by Natalie Thompson of the Attorney General's Office.
12/13/2019Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates  Vacation Notice - Ms. Holly Draper will be on vacation March 9-13, 2020 and June 22, 2020 - July 3, 2020, filed on behalf of C.C.
12/12/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of A Voice for Choice Advocacy submitted by Brad A. Hakala of The Hakala Law Group, P.C. of Long Beach, California.
12/11/2019Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of C.C.
11/26/2019Brief on the Merits  Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of J.D.
11/26/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Michael Farris granted.
11/26/2019Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Ryan J. Tucker in support of Michael Farris' Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
11/26/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Michael P. Farris filed on behalf of the Alliance Defending Freedom.
11/26/2019Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Ryan J. Tucker in support of Michael Farris' Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, Alliance Defending Freedom.
11/26/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Alliance Defending Freedom submitted by Ryan J. Tucker of Alliance Defending Freedom of Scottsdale, Arizona.
11/26/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Parental Rights Foundation submitted by Thomas Sanders of Tom Sanders, P.C. of Sugarland, Texas.
11/26/2019Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for Real Party in Interest regarding returned Vacation Notice.
11/19/2019Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates  Vacation Notice filed on behalf of Michelle May O'Neill, counsel for Real Party in Interest, J.D.
11/06/2019Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for C.C. regarding returned filing.
11/06/2019Brief on the Merits  Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of C.C.
10/07/2019Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Relator's brief due no later than November 6, 2019; Response brief due  November 26, 2019; Reply brief due December 11, 2019.
10/07/2019Motion to Stay DisposedFiling granted Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief granted
10/07/2019Stay Order issued 
10/04/2019Surreply filed  Sur-Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of J.D.
09/19/2019Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply to Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of C.C.
09/17/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Home School Coalition. Submitted by Cecilia M. Wood of Austin, Texas.
09/13/2019Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of J.D.
09/09/2019Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of C.C.
08/22/2019Reply to Response to Motion  Reply to Response to Motion for Emergency Stay filed on behalf of C.J.C.
08/22/2019Response to Motion filed  Response to Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of J.D.
08/20/2019Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance and Designation as Lead Counsel of Michelle May O'Neil filed on behalf of J.D.
08/16/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Motion for Emergency Stay is granted. Response to Relator's Motion for Emergency Stay is due no later than 4:00 p.m., August 22, 2019.
08/16/2019Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of J.D.
08/14/2019Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response Relator's Motion for Emergency Stay due no later than 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 19, 2019.  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than September 13, 2019.
08/13/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received on behalf of Texas Public Policy Foundation.
08/12/2019Case Record Filed   Mandamus Record filed on behalf of C.C.
08/12/2019Motion to Stay Filed   Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of C.C.
08/12/2019Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of C.C.
07/31/2020Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  Cost Bill Issued
06/26/2020Concurring Opinion issued.Issued
06/26/2020Opinion issuedWrit of Mandamus conditionally granted The Court conditionally grants the writ of mandamus. Justice Bland delivered the opinion of the Court.  
06/26/2020Stay Order lifted  Stay Order issued October 8, 2019 is lifted.
05/22/2020Post submission brief filed  Post Submission Brief filed on behalf of Relator C.J.C.
05/15/2020Post submission brief filed  Post-Submission Supplemental Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of J.D.
05/01/2020Call received  Call received regarding status of case.
04/22/2020Oral argument   Argued on behalf of relator by Holly J. Draper; Argued on behalf of Real Party in Interest by Michelle May O'Neil; argued on behalf amicus curiae, The State of Texas; argued on behalf of amicus curiae, Texas Public Policy Foundation, by Robert Henneke
04/21/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter of Francois Paxti-Lysander received.
04/21/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys submitted by Julia C. Hatcher of Galveston, Texas.
04/17/2020Submission Schedule 
04/06/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of State Bar of Texas Family Law Council submitted by Beth Johnson, Mary McNamara, and Chris Nickelson.
04/03/2020Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been reset for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., April 22, 2020.  Time allotted to argue: 25/25 minutes
03/26/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Values submitted by Jonathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law, PLLC in Austin.
03/20/2020Motion to re-set submission date disposedFiling dismissed as moot Real Party in Interest's Motion to Reset Oral Argument dismissed as moot
03/16/2020Oral Argument Postponed  The oral argument in this cause is postponed and will be rescheduled with date and time to be determined later.
03/16/2020Motion to re-set submission date filed.  Motion to Reset Oral Argument filed on behalf of J.D.
03/16/2020Call received  Call received regarding status of scheduled oral argument.
02/25/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form received on behalf of J.D. Argument will be presented by Michelle May O'Neil of O'Neil Wysocki, P.C. of Dallas Texas.
02/21/2020Submission resetCase set for oral argument This cause has been reset for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., March 25, 2020.  Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
02/10/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission form received on behalf of The State of Texas. Argument will be presented by Natalie Thompson of The Attorney General's Office.
02/07/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form received on behalf of Amicus Curiae Texas Public Policy Foundation. Argument will be presented by Robert Henneke of the Texas Public Policy Foundation of Austin, Texas.
02/05/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form received on behalf of C.C. Argument will be presented by Holly Draper of The Draper Law Firm, P.C. of McKinney, Texas.
01/31/2020Motion to Argue disposedFiling granted Amicus Curiae State of Texas' Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument granted
01/31/2020Motion to Argue disposedFiling granted Amicus Curiae The Texas Public Policy Foundations' Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument granted
01/24/2020Motion to Argue filed  Motion for Leave to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, The Texas Public Policy Foundation.
01/23/2020Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion for Amicus to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of J.D.
01/22/2020Motion to Argue filed  Motion for the State of Texas to participate in oral argument filed on behalf of the state.
01/17/2020Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., March 24, 2020.  Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
01/17/2020Mandamus Set to Argue 
01/17/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedCase set for oral argument
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
07/31/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Texas Home School CoalitionAmicus CuriaeMs. Cecilia M. Wood
Alliance Defending FreedomAmicus CuriaeMr. Michael P. Farris
Mr. Ryan Jeffrey Tucker
State of TexasAmicus CuriaeMr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins
Ms. Natalie Thompson
Parental Rights FoundationAmicus CuriaeMr. Thomas C. Sanders
The State Bar of Texas Family Law CouncilAmicus CuriaeMs. Elizabeth M. Johnson
Mr. John Christopher Nickelson
Ms. Mary Evelyn McNamara
Texas Public Policy FoundationAmicus CuriaeMr. Andrew Brown
Mr. Robert E. Henneke
C., C.RelatorMr. Brad M. LaMorgese
Ms. Brandi Crozier
Ms. Holly J. Draper
Texas Association of Family Defense AttorneysAmicus CuriaeMs. Julia Hatcher
Ms. Tina Hall Montoya
Paxti-Lysander, Francois Amicus CuriaeFrancois Paxti-Lysander
Texas ValuesAmicus CuriaeMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Mr. Jonathan M. Saenz
D., J.Real Party in Interest Ms. Michelle O'Neil
Ms. Karri Bertrand
Ms. Linda Needham Risinger
Ms. Megan Risinger Gentry
A Voice For Choice AdvocacyAmicus CuriaeBrad Hakala
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
592 SW3d 165, 07-12-19 
2nd Court of Appeals 
Honorable Per Curiam 
Trial Court Information
16th District Court 
Denton 
Honorable Sherry Lynn Shipman 
16-07061-16