Supreme Court

Case: 20-0072    
20-0072
01/29/2020
Petition for Review originally filed as 53.7(f)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 
OSCAR TORRES AND DORA TORRES 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
12/15/2021Motion for RehearingRehearing filed in Petition for Review Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
07/26/2021Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
06/18/2021Petition Reinstated  Oscar Torres, et al.'s petition for review reinstated
06/02/2021Brief on the MeritsRespondent Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
04/23/2021Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
12/28/2020Reply to ResponseEvent related to subsequent petition filed in case. Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
12/11/2020Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
11/25/2020Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of GST Settlement Facility.
09/25/2020Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
08/19/2020Petition for Review #2Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
04/20/2020Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/28/2020Reply to Response  Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
12/21/2021Case forwarded to Court 
12/15/2021Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
12/11/2020Reply to Response  Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
12/08/2020MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Cross Petition for Review granted. Reply due December 28, 2020. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
12/08/2020Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
11/29/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing is due December 15, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
11/29/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
11/25/2020Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of GST Settlement Facility.
11/11/2020MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. Reply due December 11, 2020. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered.
11/11/2020Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
11/02/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing is due December 1, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
11/01/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
10/22/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Cross-Petition for Review granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Response is due no later than November 25, 2020.
10/22/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of GST Settlement Facility.
10/15/2021Petition for Review disposedDenied
10/12/2020MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. Reply due November 12, 2020. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered.
10/12/2020Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
09/29/2020Corrected Notice sent to all counsel  Corrected letter sent to parties stating: "The Supreme Court of Texas requests a response to the petition for review, filed on behalf of Oscar Torres and Dora Torres, in the above-referenced case."
09/29/2020Call received  Call from counsel for Union Carbide Corp. stating that the Cross-Petition is addressing the reversed and rendered decision in the Court of Appeals related to GST Settlement Facility/ Garlock and not Union Carbide. Counsel believes that GST should be filing a response to the Cross-Petition rather than Union Carbide.
09/28/2020Electronic communication received from Party  Email received from Respondent's counsel regarding Response to Petition for Review.
09/25/2020Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
09/25/2020Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response from Union Carbide to petition for review due no later than October 26, 2020.
08/25/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review granted. Response due September 25, 2020. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
08/25/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
08/25/2020Case forwarded to Court 
08/19/2020Petition for Review #2  Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
07/30/2020Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel for respondent regarding accessing the record from the Thirteenth Court of Appeals.
07/29/2020Call received  Call received regarding access to the record.
07/27/2021Call received  Call received regarding submission of Reply Brief.
07/27/2020Motion 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 August 26, 2020.
07/27/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
07/26/2021Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
07/20/2020Call received  Call received from the 13th Court of Appeals Clerk's Office regarding the record.
07/17/2020Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review granted. Cross-Petition for Review due August 19, 2020. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
07/17/2020Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres and Dora Torres.
07/16/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered.  Reply brief is due no later than July 26, 2021.
07/16/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
07/16/2020Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to the Clerk's Office of the 13th Court of Appeals requesting the record.
07/16/2020Call received  Call received from counsel for Oscar Torres, et al. regarding access to the record.
07/13/2021Record Received (See Remarks)  Record received from the 13th Court of Appeals.
06/30/2021Record Requested in Case  Record requested from the 13th Court of Appeals.
06/29/2020Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review granted. Cross-Petition for Review due July 20, 2020. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
06/26/2020Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than July 27, 2020.
06/25/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered.  Reply brief is due no later than July 19, 2021.
06/22/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
06/18/2021Petition for Review disposedDismissed
06/18/2021Motion to dismiss disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Dismiss Cross-Petition for Review granted
06/18/2021Petition Reinstated  Oscar Torres, et al.'s petition for review reinstated
06/18/2021Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement order issued April 30, 2021 is lifted.
06/18/2020Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres and Dora Torres.
06/09/2021Motion to dismiss  Motion to Dismiss Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
06/02/2021Brief on the Merits  Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
05/26/2020Case forwarded to Court 
05/19/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review granted.  Petition for Review is due no later than June 19, 2020.
05/19/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review #2 filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
05/19/2020Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf fo Oscar Torres, et al.
05/11/2021Motion 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 is due June 2, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Reply Brief is due June 17, 2021.
05/11/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
04/30/2021Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated The cross-petition for review, on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al., is removed from the Court's active docket until June 14, 2021, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss.
04/30/2021Petition for Review disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
04/30/2021Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Abate Cross-Petition for Review granted
04/23/2021Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
04/23/2021Motion to Abate filed  Unopposed Joint Motion to Abate Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Oscar Torres, et al.
04/20/2020Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
04/09/2020Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance of Counsel and Designation of Lead Counsel filed on behalf of Oscar and Dora Torres.
04/03/2020Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due April 20, 2020. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
04/03/2020Third 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 Union Carbide Corporation.
03/24/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioners' Briefs on the Merits granted. Petitioners' Brief due April 23, 2021. Response Briefs due May 13, 2021. Reply Briefs due May 28, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
03/23/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioners' Briefs on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation and Oscar Torres, et al.
03/04/2020Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitio for Review granted.  Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored.  Petition for Review is due no later than April 3, 2020.
03/04/2020Electronic communication received from Party  Respondent is unopposed to second motion for extension of time to file petition for review.
03/04/2020Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to respondent to determine if they are opposed or unopposed to second motion for extension of time to file petition for review.
03/04/2020Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
02/23/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioners' Briefs on the Merits granted. Petitioners' Briefs due March 24, 2021. Response Briefs due April 13, 2021. Reply Briefs due April 28, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
02/23/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioners' Briefs on the Merits filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation and Oscar Torres, et al.
02/18/2022Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
02/18/2022Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
02/18/2022Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
02/08/2022Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Change of contact info for attorney, Karlene Poll, filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corp.
01/30/2020Motion 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 March 4, 2020.
01/30/2020Clerk's Record 
01/30/2020Court reporter/recorder's record 
01/30/2020Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
01/29/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Union Carbide Corporation.
01/25/2021Electronic communication received from Party  Email exchange with counsel for Oscar Torres, et al. regarding briefing schedule.
01/22/2021Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Petitioner's brief due no later than February 22, 2021; Response brief due March 15, 2021; Reply brief due March 30, 2021.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
02/18/2022Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Garlock Sealing Technologies, LLCOther interested party Ms. Amy D. Maddux
Mr. Lewis R. Sifford
Mr. Cary Schachter
Mr. Raymond P. 'Ray' Harris Jr.
Ms. Laurel A. Fay
Mr. David G. Oliveira
Mr. Juan Carlos Tomasino
Torres, OscarRespondentMr. Jim S. Hart
Mr. James Christian Marrow
Ms. Jennifer Bruch Hogan
Mr. Steven J. Kherkher
Ms. Samantha Suzanne Smith  
Mr. Andrew Bender
Mr. Troy Damon Chandler
Mr. Devin C. McNulty
Ms. Sharon McCally
Mr. Richard P. Hogan Jr.
Torres, DoraRespondentMs. Sharon McCally
Mr. Troy Damon Chandler
Mr. Jim S. Hart
Ms. Jennifer Bruch Hogan
Ms. Samantha Suzanne Smith  
Mr. Richard P. Hogan Jr.
Mr. James Christian Marrow
Mr. Devin C. McNulty
Mr. Steven J. Kherkher
Mr. Andrew Bender
Union Carbide CorporationPetitionerMs. Karlene D. Poll
Mr. Kurt Kuhn
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Mr. Michael G. Terry
Mr. Walter Gaylord Lynch
GST Settlement FacilityOther interested party Ms. Laurel A. Fay
Mr. David G. Oliveira
Mr. Cary Schachter
Ms. Amy D. Maddux
Mr. Raymond P. 'Ray' Harris Jr.
Mr. Lewis R. Sifford
Mr. Juan Carlos Tomasino
Court of Appeals Information:
Aff/Pt and Rev & Ren/Pt 
___ SW3d ___, 12-19-19 
13th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Leticia Hinojosa 
Trial Court Information
107th District Court 
Cameron 
Honorable Benjamin Euresti 
2009-06-3742-A