Supreme Court

Case: 20-0516    
20-0516
07/06/2020
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE RICHARD BURR, MANDY WELCH, DANIELLE ALLEN, AND BILLY JOE WARDLOW 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/08/2020Reply to ResponseRelator Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
07/07/2020Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Motion to Stay filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
07/06/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
08/27/2020Case Stored  e-stored
07/09/2020Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for relator.
07/08/2020Reply to Response  Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
07/08/2020Opinion dissenting to denial of petition  Justice Boyd dissents from the denial of Relators’ petition and motion and instead would dismiss both for lack of jurisdiction. See Tex. Const. art. V, §§ 3(a) (providing that this Court’s appellate jurisdiction “extend[s] to all cases except in criminal law matters”), 5(c) (providing that the Court of Criminal Appeals “shall have the power to issue . . . in criminal law matters, the writs of mandamus, procedendo, prohibition, and certiorari” and “the power to issue such other writs as may be necessary to protect its jurisdiction or enforce its judgments”).
07/08/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDenied
07/08/2020Motion to Stay DisposedDenied Motion for Temporary Relief denied
07/07/2020Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus and Motion to Stay filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
07/06/2020Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested responses to Motion to Stay and to the petition for writ of mandamus due no later than 3:00 p.m., July 7, 2020.
07/06/2020Case Record Filed   Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
07/06/2020Motion to Stay Filed   Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
07/06/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Richard Burr, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
08/27/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Wardlow, Billy JoeRelatorMr. Murray J. Fogler
Jared Tyler
Jennae Swiergula
Lisa Erin Hobbs
Burr, RichardRelatorMr. Murray J. Fogler
Lisa Erin Hobbs
Jennae Swiergula
Jared Tyler
Welch, MandyRelatorLisa Erin Hobbs
Jennae Swiergula
Jared Tyler
Mr. Murray J. Fogler
The State of TexasReal Party in Interest Ms. Gwendolyn S. Vindell
Mr. James Stephen Cowan
Allen, DanielleRelatorJennae Swiergula
Mr. Murray J. Fogler
Jared Tyler
Lisa Erin Hobbs
Court of Appeals Information:
 
 
 
 
Trial Court Information
76th District Court 
Titus 
Honorable Angela Saucier 
CR12764