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| 06/20/2022 | Mandate issued | |
Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
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| 05/16/2022 | Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks | |
Letter sent to parties regarding correction to judgment.
(5/16/2022 3:38:08 PM) 21-0075.jmt.pdf
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| 05/13/2022 | Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record | Issued |
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| 05/13/2022 | Dissenting opinion issued. | Issued |
Justice Boyd delivered a dissenting opinion.
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| 05/13/2022 | Opinion issued | Court of appeals' judgment affirmed |
The Court affirms the courts of appeals' judgments. Justice Young delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, Justice Blacklock, Justice Busby, Justice Bland, and Justice Huddle joined.
(5/13/2022 2:30:32 PM) 200977_210075d.pdf, 200977_210075.pdf, 21-0075.jmt.pdf
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| 01/13/2022 | Oral argument | |
Argued on behalf of Petitioners Petitioners by Kyle D. Highful; Argued on behalf of Respondents by Jason Edward Niehaus
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| 01/11/2022 | Electronic communication sent to Party | |
Email sent to attorneys regarding an update on oral argument. The courtroom of the Supreme Court of Texas is closed to the public for oral arguments January 11-13, 2022. Admission is limited to counsel and those accompanying them in cases on the submission schedule, and public officials. As always, oral arguments are webcast live on our YouTube channel, and recordings are available later in the archives at the TexasBarCLE website.
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| 01/07/2022 | Submission Schedule | |
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| 01/03/2022 | Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks | |
Letter sent to parties regarding additional oral argument information.
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| 11/30/2021 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Petitioner's Oral Argument Submission form filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety. Oral Argument will be presented by Kyle D. Highful, Assistant Solicitor General of the Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General Division of Austin, Texas.
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| 11/24/2021 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Respondent's Oral Argument Submission form filed on behalf of Charles Ferris. Oral Argument will be presented by Jason Edward Niehaus of Bodkin Niehaus Dorris & Jolley PLLC of Flower Mound, Texas.
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| 11/19/2021 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument |
Consolidated for oral argument with case no. 20-0977. This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 13, 2022. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
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| 11/19/2021 | Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
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| 11/19/2021 | Petition for Review granted | |
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| 11/16/2021 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | |
Amicus Brief of Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association submitted by Michael Gross, et al., of San Antonio, Texas.
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| 07/14/2021 | Call received | |
Call received from counsel for petitioner regarding extension of briefing due dates in consolidated case.
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| 06/29/2021 | Notice of Appearance | |
Notice of Appearance filed on behalf of Texas Department of Public Safety.
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| 06/22/2021 | Motion to Consolidate disposed | Filing granted |
Motion to Consolidate Briefing with case no. 20-0977 granted
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| 06/18/2021 | Brief on the Merits Ordered | |
Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than July 19, 2021; Response brief due August 9, 2021; Reply brief due August 24, 2021.
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| 03/24/2021 | Reply to Response | |
Reply in support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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| 03/10/2021 | Response to Petition | |
Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Charles Ferris.
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| 03/05/2021 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Requested response to petition for review due no later than April 5, 2021.
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| 02/18/2021 | Call received | |
Call received from counsel for petitioner regarding Motion to Consolidate.
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| 02/02/2021 | Case forwarded to Court | |
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| 01/27/2021 | Motion to Consolidate filed | |
Unopposed Motion to Consolidate filed on behalf of Charles Ferris.
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| 01/27/2021 | Response Waiver filed | |
Response Waiver filed on behalf of Charles Ferris.
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| 01/22/2021 | Petition for Review | |
Petition for Review filed on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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| 01/22/2021 | Court reporter/recorder's record | |
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| 01/22/2021 | Clerk's Record | |
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