Supreme Court

Case: 20-0729    
20-0729
09/18/2020
Petition for Review/Cause under Rule 53.1
THE STATE OF TEXAS  
CHRIS HOLLINS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS HARRIS COUNTY CLERK 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
10/05/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter of Wolfgang P. Hirczy De Mino, PhD received.
09/30/2020Post submission brief filedRespondent Post-Submission Letter filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
09/29/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter of Henry W. Jones, III received.
09/28/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Fort Bend County and the City of Houston submitted by Justin C. Pfeiffer of the Fort Bend County Attorney's Office of Richmond, Texas and Collyn A. Peddie of the Office of the City Attorney of Houston, Texas.
09/28/2020Reply BriefPetitioner Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
09/28/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of John F. Warren, Dallas County Clerk, submitted by George (Tex) Quesada of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler of Dallas, Texas.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent received on behalf of The District of Columbia and the states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.  Submitted by Ms. Emma Lomax, assistant attorney general for the District of Columbia.
09/25/2020Brief on the MeritsRespondent Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the League of Women Voters of Texas submitted by Anjali V. Salvador of the ACLU Foundation of Texas, Inc., of Houston, Texas.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region submitted by Lindsey B. Cohan of Dechert LLP of Austin, Texas.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter received from Joseph Jaworski.
09/22/2020Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits combined with Petition for Review filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
09/22/2020Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review combined with Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/10/2020Mandate issued  Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
10/07/2020Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of recordIssued
10/07/2020Opinion issuedCourt of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court The Court grants the petition for review, reverses the court of appeals’ judgment, and remands the case to the trial court for entry of a temporary injunction. Per Curiam Opinion
(10/7/2020 10:03:12 AM) 200729.pdf, 20-0729.jmt.pdf
10/07/2020Petition for Review disposedFiling granted
10/07/2020Petition for Review granted 
10/05/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter of Wolfgang P. Hirczy De Mino, PhD received.
09/30/2020Post submission brief filed  Post-Submission Letter filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
09/30/2020Oral argument   Argued on behalf of petitioner by petitioner by Kyle D. Hawkins; Argued on behalf of respondent by Susan Hays
09/30/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil Steiner granted.
09/30/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil Steiner granted.
09/30/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil Steiner filed on behalf of the Texas Conference of the NAACPS, et al.
09/30/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Neil Steiner filed on behalf of the Texas Conference of the NAACP, et al.
09/29/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter of Henry W. Jones, III received.
09/28/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Fort Bend County and the City of Houston submitted by Justin C. Pfeiffer of the Fort Bend County Attorney's Office of Richmond, Texas and Collyn A. Peddie of the Office of the City Attorney of Houston, Texas.
09/28/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of John F. Warren, Dallas County Clerk, submitted by George (Tex) Quesada of Sommerman, McCaffity, Quesada & Geisler of Dallas, Texas.
09/28/2020Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maximillian L. Feldman granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maximillian L. Feldman granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julia Markham-Cameron granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julia Markham-Cameron granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julia Markham-Cameron filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Julia Markham-Cameron filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Diane Siegel Danoff granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion in support of Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maximillian L. Feldman filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Diane Siegel Danoff granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of May Chiang granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of May Chiang granted.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Lindsey B. Cohan's Motion in support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Diane Siegel Danoff filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Diane Siegel Danoff filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of May Chiang filed on behalf of Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Lindsey B. Cohan's Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of May Chiang filed on behalf of Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region.
09/28/2020Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Maximillian L. Feldman filed on behalf of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP, et al.
09/28/2020Electronic communication received from Party  Email from Susan Hays to Jared Woodfill regarding communication with Chris Hollins and the Harris County Attorney's Office.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amici Curiae in Support of Respondent received on behalf of The District of Columbia and the states of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia.  Submitted by Ms. Emma Lomax, assistant attorney general for the District of Columbia.
09/25/2020Submission Schedule 
09/25/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of respondent. Oral Argument will be presented by Susan Hays of Law Office of Susan Hays, P.C. of Austin, Texas.
09/25/2020Brief on the Merits  Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the League of Women Voters of Texas submitted by Anjali V. Salvador of the ACLU Foundation of Texas, Inc., of Houston, Texas.
09/25/2020Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for Amicus Curiae regarding Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice for the out of state attorneys.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of the Texas State Conference of the NAACP and the Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region submitted by Lindsey B. Cohan of Dechert LLP of Austin, Texas.
09/25/2020Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Petitioner, State of Texas. Oral Argument will be presented by Kyle D. Hawkins of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas of Austin, Texas.
09/25/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received from Joseph Jaworski.
09/25/2020Document(s) sent (See remarks)  Zoom Oral Arguments Guide for Lawyers sent to parties.
09/25/2020Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  Letter sent to parties: "The Supreme Court of Texas set the above-referenced cause for oral submission for Wednesday, September 30, 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.
Please submit the submission form today, Friday, September 25, 2020."
09/22/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling dismissed as moot Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is dismissed as moot.
09/22/2020Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits combined with Petition for Review filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
09/22/2020Petition for Review  Petition for Review combined with Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
09/21/2020Call received  Call received regarding submission of fees.
09/21/2020Call received  From Mr. Douglas Ray - to inform the Court that he is not with the A.G.
He is with the Harris County Attorney's office.  He will be submitting a letter to correct the address.
09/18/2020Brief on the Merits Ordered  Expedited Brief on the Merits Requested:  Petitioner, The State of Texas, shall file their brief on or before Tuesday, September 22, 2020. Please note that due to time constraints, the brief on the merits will be treated as the petition for review. Respondents shall file their response brief on or before Friday, September 25, 2020. Petitioner shall file any reply brief on or before Monday, September 28, 2020. All briefs are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on the due date. This case is set for oral argument via Zoom at 10 a.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
09/18/2020Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Attorney General of Texas Ken Paxton's letter filed in 20-0715 stating, "the State intends to file a petition for review as soon as practicable, but in any event, no later than noon on Friday, September 25, 2020." being treated as Motion for Extension of Time.
09/18/2020Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record 
09/18/2020Clerk's Record 
09/18/2020Court reporter/recorder's record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
11/10/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
City of Houston, TexasAmicus CuriaeMs. Collyn A. Peddie
Mr. Ronald C. Lewis
Fort Bend County, TexasAmicus CuriaeJustin Pfeiffer
Mr. Roy L. Cordes Jr.
Hollins, ChrisRespondentMs. Susan Lea Hays
Texas State Conference of the NAACPAmicus CuriaeMr. Neil Steiner
Mr. Maximillian L. Feldman
Lindsey Cohan
Myrna Perez
Ms. Diane Siegel Danoff
Ms. May Chiang
Ms. Julia Markham-Cameron
Anti-Defamation League Southwest RegionAmicus CuriaeMr. Neil Steiner
Ms. Julia Markham-Cameron
Mr. Maximillian L. Feldman
Lindsey Cohan
Ms. Diane Siegel Danoff
Myrna Perez
Ms. May Chiang
Jones, III, Henry W.Amicus CuriaeMr. Henry W. Jones III
District of ColumbiaAmicus CuriaeMs. Emma Lomax
League of Women Voters of TexasAmicus CuriaeAndre Segura
Anjali Salvador
Mr. Joaquin Gonzalez
Ms. Mimi Marziani
Mr. Thomas Buser-Clancy
Ryan Cox
Jaworksi, JosephAmicus CuriaeMr. Joseph S. Jaworski
Hirczy De Mino, PhD, Wolfgang P.Amicus CuriaeMr. Wolfgang P. Hirczy De Mino PhD
Warren, John F.Amicus CuriaeMr. George (Tex) Quesada
Chris Hollins, in his official capacity as Harris County ClerkRespondentMr. Douglas P. Ray
Mr. Christopher Mohr Odell  
Ms. Cameron Hatzel
Texas Department of Family and Protective ServicesPetitionerMs. Natalie Thompson
Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer
Mr. Christopher Carter
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins
Mr. Ryan L. Bangert
Mr. Charles K. Eldred
Ms. Lanora C. Pettit
Kathleen Hunker
Court of Appeals Information:
Affirmed  
___ SW3d ___, 09-18-20 
14th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Per Curiam 
Trial Court Information
127th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Ravi K. Sandill 
2020-52383