Supreme Court

Case: 19-0712    
19-0712
08/15/2019
U.S. Certified Question accepted by Supreme Court
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION 
SYLVIA ZEPEDA 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
12/10/2019Post submission brief filedAppellant in case Appellant's Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
12/09/2019Post submission brief filedAppellee in case Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
12/03/2019Exhibits in case/cause filedAppellee in case Appellee's Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
11/25/2019Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter of Texas Family Council Project submitted by Molly Rogers of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. of Austin, Texas.
11/13/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Independent Bankers Association of Texas, Texas Bankers Association, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and Cornerstone Credit Union League submitted by Karen Neeley of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas.
11/12/2019Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter Brief of Texas Land Title Association submitted by Aaron Day of Texas Land Title Association.
10/29/2019Reply BriefAppellant in case Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
10/14/2019Brief on the MeritsAppellee in case Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
10/10/2019Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the Federal National Mortgage Association filed by Ken Carroll.
09/23/2019Brief on the MeritsAppellant in case Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
08/15/2019Certified Question filedU. S. Certified Question Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/10/2019Post submission brief filed  Appellant's Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
12/09/2019Post submission brief filed  Post-Submission Letter Brief filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
12/04/2019Oral argument   Argued on behalf of appellant by W. Scott Hastings; Argued on behalf of appellee by Constance H. Pfeiffer
12/03/2019Exhibits in case/cause filed  Appellee's Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
12/02/2019Submission Schedule 
11/27/2019Call received  Call received inquiring about the order for December Oral Arguments.
11/25/2019Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter of Texas Family Council Project submitted by Molly Rogers of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc. of Austin, Texas.
11/13/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Independent Bankers Association of Texas, Texas Bankers Association, Texas Mortgage Bankers Association and Cornerstone Credit Union League submitted by Karen Neeley of the Independent Bankers Association of Texas.
11/12/2019Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda. Oral Argument will be presented by Constance H. Pfeiffer of Beck Redden, LLP in Houston, Texas.
11/12/2019Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter Brief of Texas Land Title Association submitted by Aaron Day of Texas Land Title Association.
11/11/2019Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Petitioner, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. Oral Argument will be presented by W. Scott Hastings of Locke Lord LLP of Dallas, Texas.
10/29/2019Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
10/14/2019Brief on the Merits  Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Sylvia Zepeda.
10/10/2019Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the Federal National Mortgage Association filed by Ken Carroll.
09/23/2019Brief on the Merits  Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
08/30/2019Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter sent to parties regarding corrected style per call received on this date.
08/23/2019Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Appellant brief due no later than September 23, 2019; Appellee brief due October 14, 2019; Reply brief due October 29, 2019.
08/23/2019Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., December 4, 2019.  Time allotted to argue:  20/20 minutes
08/23/2019Certified Question accepted 
08/23/2019Certified Question disposedCertified Question accepted
08/20/2019Record Received (See Remarks)  Electronic Record filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (Docket Sheet, Pleadings 1-2; Transcript, Appellant and Appellee briefs)
08/15/2019Notice requesting filing fee  Filing fee request sent to both parties.
08/15/2019Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to U.S. Clerk's Office requesting complete record stating, "Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 58.4, please provide all or part of the record regarding No. 18-20336, Zepeda v. Fed. Home Loan Mortgage Corp.  Please note that if the record is too large to email, you can send a flash drive or use a web service like OneDrive or Google Drive to transmit the record."
08/15/2019Certified Question filed  Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
08/04/2020Case Stored  e-stored
04/24/2020Opinion issuedCertified question answered by the Court The Court answers the question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Chief Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court.
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Calendars
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08/04/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Zepeda, SylviaAppelleeMr. Joshua D. Gordon
Ms. Constance H. Pfeiffer
Mr. Parth S. Gejji
Mr. Robert Chamless Lane
Texas Mortgage Bankers AssociationAmicus CuriaeJohn Fleming  
Federal Home Loan Mortgage CorporationAppellantMr. Daron L. Janis
Mr. Brett W. Schouest
Mr. Benjamin David Foster  
Mr. Adam Nunnallee
Mr. William Scott Hastings
Cornerstone Credit Union LeagueAmicus CuriaeSuzanne Yashewski
Texas Bankers AssociationAmicus CuriaeMr. John Mark Heasley
Texas Land Title AssociationAmicus CuriaeMr. Aaron Daniel Day
Texas Family Council ProjectAmicus CuriaeMolly Rogers
Federal National Mortgage AssociationAmicus CuriaeMr. Ken Carroll
Independent Bankers Association of TexasAmicus CuriaeMs. Karen Sue Neeley
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