Supreme Court

Case: 20-0992    
20-0992
12/21/2020
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE ZACH BROWN 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
08/01/2022Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received from Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Submitted by John Gsanger of the Ammons Law Firm of Houston, Texas and Quentin Brogdon of Austin, Texas.
01/04/2022Reply BriefRelator Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
12/08/2021Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
09/16/2021Brief on the MeritsRelator Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
04/23/2021Reply to ResponseRelator Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
04/07/2021Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
12/21/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/21/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. Relator's Reply Brief is due January 6, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
12/21/2020Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
12/21/2020Case Record Filed   Mandamus Record Filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
12/20/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
12/08/2021Brief on the Merits  Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
11/04/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Real Party in Interest's brief is due no later than December 8, 2021; and Reply brief is due December 23, 2021.
11/03/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
11/02/2022Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  Cost Bill Issued
10/01/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits is granted. Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits is due November 8, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits is due November 23, 2021.
10/01/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
09/16/2021Brief on the Merits  Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
09/09/2022Opinion issuedPetition for writ of mandamus is conditionally granted in part Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 52.8(c), without hearing oral argument, the Court conditionally grants the writ of mandamus in part. Per Curiam Opinion
09/09/2022Mandamus granted pursuant to TRAP 52.8 
09/09/2022Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedPetition granted pursuant to TRAP 52.8(c)
08/17/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Relator's brief is due no later than September 17, 2021; Real Party in Interest's Brief is due October 7, 2021; and Reply brief is due October 22, 2021.
08/16/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
08/01/2022Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received from Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Submitted by John Gsanger of the Ammons Law Firm of Houston, Texas and Quentin Brogdon of Austin, Texas.
07/15/2021Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits is granted. Relator's Brief on the Merits is due August 18, 2021. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Response Brief is due September 7, 2021. Reply Brief is due September 22, 2021.
07/14/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
06/18/2021Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested:  Relator's brief on the merits due no later than July 19, 2021; Response brief due August 9, 2021; Reply brief due August 24, 2021.
04/23/2021Reply to Response  Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
04/08/2021Call received  Call received from real party in interest regarding resubmission of response to petition for writ of mandamus.
04/07/2021Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.
03/04/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Granted. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Response due April 7, 2021.
03/04/2021Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of FedEx Ground Package Systems, Inc.
02/05/2021Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than March 8, 2021.
01/05/2021Case forwarded to Court 
01/04/2022Reply Brief  Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Zach Brown.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
11/02/2022Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Brown, ZachRelatorMr. Noah Michael Wexler
Ms. Jennifer Bonds Cabrera
Mr. John Bireley
Ms. Sharon McCally
Mr. Russell S. Post
Mr. Jason A. Itkin
Mr. John Sidney Adcock
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)Amicus CuriaeMr. John Blaise Gsanger  
Mr. Quentin Brogdon
FedEx Ground Package Systems, IncReal Party in Interest Mr. Jonathan Lehrmann
Mr. Daniel Erwin
Ms. Jessica Z. Barger
Mr. Peter C. Blomquist
Mr. Darrell L. Barger
Matthew Gelina
Mr. Thomas C. Wright
Mr. Michael A. Choyke
Simplice Trucking, Inc. (incorrectly named as Guelson Trucking, LLC) Guelson SimpliceOther interested party  
Court of Appeals Information:
Grant 
609 SW3d 153, 05-28-20 
14th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Kenneth Price Wise 
Trial Court Information
270th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Dedra Davis 
2017-49530