Supreme Court

Case: 20-0819    
20-0819
10/15/2020
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE STEVEN HOTZE, M.D., HARRIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, KEITH NIELSEN, AND SHARON HEMPHILL 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
10/22/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter received on behalf of Elizabeth Schreiber.
10/22/2020Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Janice Jucker.
10/21/2020Surreply filedRespondent Sur-Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
10/20/2020Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply to Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
10/19/2020Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledRespondent Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Chris Hollins, Harris County Clerk.
10/15/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/24/2020Case Stored  e-stored
10/22/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter received on behalf of Elizabeth Schreiber.
10/22/2020Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Janice Jucker.
10/22/2020Opinion dissenting to denial of petitionIssued Justice Devine delivered a dissent to the Court’s denial of mandamus relief and emergency stay. See opinion issued in cause 20-0739, In re Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
10/22/2020Motion to Exceed Word Limit disposedFiling granted Motion to Exceed Word Limit to Response to Mandamus granted
10/22/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDenied Justice Devine delivered a dissent to the Court’s denial of mandamus relief and emergency stay.
10/22/2020Motion to Stay DisposedDenied Relators' Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief denied
10/21/2020Surreply filed  Sur-Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Chris Hollins.
10/20/2020Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply to Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
10/19/2020Motion to Exceed Word Limit  Motion to Exceed Word Limit of Response to Mandamus filed on behalf of Chris Hollins, Harris County Clerk.
10/19/2020Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Chris Hollins, Harris County Clerk.
10/17/2020Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2020.
10/16/2020Motion to Exceed Word Limit disposedFiling granted Relator's Motion for Leave to Exceed Word Count granted
10/15/2020Motion to Stay Filed   Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
10/15/2020Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel for Chris Hollins to determine if the Motion to Exceed the Word Limit is opposed or unopposed.
10/15/2020Motion to Exceed Word Limit  Motion to Exceed the Word Limit filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
10/15/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Steven Hotze, M.D., et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
11/24/2020Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Nielsen, KeithRelatorMr. Jared R. Woodfill
Hollins, ChrisRespondentMs. Susan Lea Hays
Mr. Vincent R. Ryan Jr.
Ms. Cameron Hatzel
Mr. Douglas P. Ray
Harris County Republican PartyRelatorMr. Jared R. Woodfill
Schreiber, Elizabeth Amicus CuriaeElizabeth Schreiber
Jucker, Janice Amicus CuriaeJanice Jucker
Hemphill, SharonRelatorMr. Jared R. Woodfill
Hotze, M.D., StevenRelatorMr. Jared R. Woodfill
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