Supreme Court

Case: 21-0686    
21-0686
08/13/2021
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE GREG ABBOTT, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
09/10/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter #4 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas.
08/31/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter recieved on behalf of Austin Achieve Public Schools, et al., submitted by Denise Nance Pierce of Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer, & Adelstsein, LLP
08/25/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Fort Bend I.S.D., et al., submitted by Jonathan G. Brush, et al., of Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P. of Houston, Texas.
08/23/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Steven W. Smith of Georgetown, Texas.
08/20/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter #3 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, TX.
08/19/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Hotel and Lodging Association submitted by Justin Bragiel of Texas Hotel and Lodging Association of Austin, TX.
08/19/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief of Robert B. Rowling, Harlan Crow, Kelcy Lee Warren, and
Dick Weekly submitted by Jonathan F. Mitchell of Mitchell Law PLLC of Austin, TX.
08/18/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter #2 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas
08/16/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas.
08/16/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of La Joya Independent School District, et al, submitted by David J. Campbell of O'Hanlon, Demereth & Castillo of Austin, Texas.
08/15/2021Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
08/15/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Joinder of Amicus Curiae The Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund in Brief of Amici Curiae Certain ISD in the State of Texas in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Carlos G. Lopez, Thompson & Horton, LP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/14/2021Reply to ResponseRelator Reply to Judge Clay Jenkins' Response to Governor Greg Abbott's Request for Relief filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Brief of Harris County Supporting Respondent and Real Parties in Interest filed by Christian D. Menefee of Harris County Attorney's Office, Houston, TX 77002
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Brief of Amici Curiae Certain Independent School Districts in the State of Texas in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Carlos G. Lopez of Thompson & Horton LLP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Brief filed on behalf of Parents of Medically Fragile Children by Jane Webre of Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Austin, TX 78701
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedAmicus Curiae Brief for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Texas filed by Thomas M. Melsheimer of Winston & Strawn LLP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Texas Association of School Boards by Joy Surratt Baskin, Director of Legal Services, Ausitn, TX 78767
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Dallas County Medical Society filed by R. Beth Kassanoff-Piper, MD, 2021 DCMS President, Dallas County Medical Society of Dallas, TX 75203
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedAmicus Curiae Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Mark A. Casanova, MD, FAAHPM of Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, TX 75246
08/14/2021Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Clay Jenkins, in his Official Capacity as Dallas County Judge
08/13/2021Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
05/09/2022Case Stored  e-stored
05/06/2022Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDismissed
05/06/2022Motion to dismiss disposedFiling granted Relator's Unopposed Motion to Dismiss granted
05/06/2022Stay Order lifted  Stay Order Issued August 15, 2021 is lifted.
05/03/2022Motion to dismiss  Unopposed Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas.
04/18/2022Status report filed  Joint Status Report filed.
03/18/2022Status Report requested  Status Report requested due no later than April 18, 2022.
09/10/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter #4 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas.
08/31/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter recieved on behalf of Austin Achieve Public Schools, et al., submitted by Denise Nance Pierce of Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer, & Adelstsein, LLP
08/25/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Fort Bend I.S.D., et al., submitted by Jonathan G. Brush, et al., of Rogers, Morris & Grover, L.L.P. of Houston, Texas.
08/23/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of Steven W. Smith of Georgetown, Texas.
08/20/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter #3 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, TX.
08/19/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Hotel and Lodging Association submitted by Justin Bragiel of Texas Hotel and Lodging Association of Austin, TX.
08/19/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief of Robert B. Rowling, Harlan Crow, Kelcy Lee Warren, and
Dick Weekly submitted by Jonathan F. Mitchell of Mitchell Law PLLC of Austin, TX.
08/18/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Letter #2 received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas
08/16/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter received on behalf of Ron Beal of Waco, Texas.
08/16/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of La Joya Independent School District, et al, submitted by David J. Campbell of O'Hanlon, Demereth & Castillo of Austin, Texas.
08/16/2021Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion to Stay received on behalf of Harris County.
08/16/2021Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Clay Jenkins, County Judge of Dallas County.
08/16/2021Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.Denied All relief requested in Relator's letter filed today, August 16, 2021, is denied. The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.
08/16/2021Motion to supplement filed  Motion to Supplement Record incorporated within letter filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
08/16/2021Case Record Filed   Supplemental Mandamus Record  filed on behalf of Gregg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas.
08/16/2021Miscellaneous Motion  Letter filed being treated as Requests for Relief filed on behalf of Gregg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas.
08/15/2021Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
08/15/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Joinder of Amicus Curiae The Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund in Brief of Amici Curiae Certain ISD in the State of Texas in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Carlos G. Lopez, Thompson & Horton, LP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/15/2021Stay Order issued 
08/15/2021Motion to Stay DisposedFiling granted Relator's Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief granted
08/14/2021Reply to Response  Reply to Judge Clay Jenkins' Response to Governor Greg Abbott's Request for Relief filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief of Harris County Supporting Respondent and Real Parties in Interest filed by Christian D. Menefee of Harris County Attorney's Office, Houston, TX 77002
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Brief of Amici Curiae Certain Independent School Districts in the State of Texas in Opposition to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed by Carlos G. Lopez of Thompson & Horton LLP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Mark A. Casanova, MD, FAAHPM of Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, TX 75246
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief filed on behalf of Parents of Medically Fragile Children by Jane Webre of Scott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Austin, TX 78701
08/14/2021Document received (See Remarks)  Document Received as Brief of Harris County as Amicus Curiae Supporting Relators filed by Christian D. Menefee of Harris County Attorney's Office, Houston, TX 77002
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Brief for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Texas filed by Thomas M. Melsheimer of Winston & Strawn LLP, Dallas, TX 75201
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Dallas County Medical Society filed by R. Beth Kassanoff-Piper, MD, 2021 DCMS President, Dallas County Medical Society of Dallas, TX 75203
08/14/2021Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter received on behalf of Texas Association of School Boards by Joy Surratt Baskin, Director of Legal Services, Ausitn, TX 78767
08/14/2021Case Record Filed   Supplemental Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Clay Jenkins, in his Official Capacity as Dallas County Judge
08/14/2021Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Clay Jenkins, in his Official Capacity as Dallas County Judge
08/14/2021Response to Motion filed  Response to Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Clay Jenkins, in his Official Capacity as Dallas County Judge
08/13/2021Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to both Relator's Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief and the petition for writ of mandamus due no later than 5:00 p.m., Saturday, August 14, 2021.
08/13/2021Case Record Filed  
08/13/2021Motion to Stay Filed   Relator's Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Greg Abbot, in his official capacity as Governor of the State of Texas
08/13/2021Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of The State of Texas
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
05/09/2022Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Austin Achieve Public Schools, et al.Amicus CuriaeMr. Bryan P. Dahlberg  
Ms. Jasmine Grant
Mr. John Joyce III
Ms. Harolyn Denise Nance Pierce  
Abbott, GregRelatorMr. Judd Stone II
Ms. Lanora C. Pettit
Mr. William Cole
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
La Joya Independent School District, et al.Amicus CuriaeMr. David Campbell
Texas Association of School BoardsAmicus CuriaeJoy Baskin
Warren, KelcyAmicus CuriaeMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Fort Bend Independent School District, et al.Amicus CuriaeMs. Alexa Gould
Mr. Jonathan Griffin Brush
Mr. Richard A. Morris
Smith, Steven W.Amicus CuriaeMr. Steven W. Smith
Casanova, M.D., Mark A.Amicus CuriaeMark A. Casanova M.D.
Dallas County Medical SocietyAmicus CuriaeBeth Kassanoff-Piper M.D.
Parents of Medically Fragile ChildrenAmicus CuriaeMs. Jane M. N. Webre
Texas Hotel & Lodging AssociationAmicus CuriaeMr. Justin Bragiel
Disability Rights TexasAmicus CuriaeJohn Michael Gaddis
Robert Winterode IV
L Kym Davis Rogers
Mr. Thomas M. Melsheimer
Mr. Peter T. Hofer
Mr. Brandon Duke
Alex Wolens
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance FundAmicus CuriaeMs. Lisa R. McBride
Mr. Patrick Grubel
Mr. John David Thompson
Mr. Kenneth Rothey
Mr. Carlos G. Lopez
Ms. Kathryn Long
Ms. Holly McIntush  
Beal, RonAmicus CuriaeMr. Ron Beal
Harris County, TexasAmicus CuriaeMs. Tiffany Bingham
Mr. Christian Menefee
Mr. Sameer S. Birring
Ms. Courtney Carlson
Mr. Jonathan G.C. Fombonne
Rowling, Robert B.Amicus CuriaeMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Crow, HarlanAmicus CuriaeMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Houston Independent School DistrictAmicus CuriaeMr. Carlos G. Lopez
Clay Jenkins, County Judge of Dallas CountyReal Party in Interest Mr. George (Tex) Quesada
Mr. Andrew B. Sommerman
Mr. Douglas Alexander
Ms. Charla G. Aldous
Ms. Amy Warr
Mr. Sean Joseph McCaffity
Mr. Brent R. Walker
Ms. Kirsten M. Castañeda
Weekly, DickAmicus CuriaeMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 08-13-21 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Bonnie Lee Goldstein 
Trial Court Information
116th District Court 
Dallas 
Honorable Tonya Parker 
DC-21-10101