Supreme Court

Case: 21-0782    
21-0782
09/13/2021
Multidistrict Litigation
IN RE TEXAS HEARTBEAT ACT LITIGATION 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
09/06/2022Multidistrict Litigation supplemental   Supplement to Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of TEA Fund and Lilith Fund by attorney Jennifer R. Ecklund
08/29/2022Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, et al. filed by attorney Alexandra Wilson Albright
08/16/2022MDL Response filed Movant Brief in Opposition to Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL Litigation, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Ashley Maxwell and Sadie Weldon by attorney Jonathan F. Mitchell
10/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filedMovant Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Transfer to a MDL Pretrial Court and Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
10/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Filing Plaintiff(s) Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay or For Ruling on Motion to Transfer by October 6, 2021 filed on behalf of Van Stean, et al. by attorney Elizabeth Myers
10/01/2021Multidistrict Litigation Filing Defendant(s) Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/28/2021MDL Response filed Defendant(s) Defendants' Opposition to Planned Parenthood's Emergency Motion to Lift Stay filed by Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/24/2021MDL Response to Motion for TransferPlaintiff(s) Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion for Transfer to MDL filed on behalf of Allison Van Stean, et al. by attorney Elizabeth Myers
09/15/2021Multidistrict Litigation letter receivedAmicus Curiae MDL Amicus Curiae Letter efiled by Wolfgang Hirczy
09/13/2021MDL Response to Motion for TransferRespondent Opposition to MDL Motion for Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services, Planned Parenthood of South Texas Surgical Center, Planned Parenthood Center for Choice, and Dr. Bhavik Kumar
09/13/2021Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to TransferMovant Motion for Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court and Emergency Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
10/13/2022Motion before the MDL Panel disposedDenied Order issued stating: "The Multidistrict Litigation Panel reviewed and denied the Joint Motion to Clarify Order of September 13, 2022 that was filed on October 6, 2022."
(10/13/2022 12:24:08 PM) 21-0782 Order Denying Motion to Clarify 10-13-22.pdf
10/06/2022Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Joint Motion to Clarify Order of September 13, 2022
09/30/2022Motion before the MDL Panel disposedDenied Order Issued stating: "The MOTION TO TRANSFER TO MDL PRETRIAL COURT AND EXPAND SCOPE OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION (hereinafter the Motion), filed by The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity and the North Texas Equal Access is DENIED. The stay previously issued by the MDL Panel pertaining to each of the proceedings referenced in the Motion is lifted."
(9/30/2022 11:50:23 AM) 21-0782 Order Denying Motion to Expand 09-30-22.pdf
09/13/2022MDL Motion to Stay disposedFiling granted Order Issued stating: "The Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings, filed by The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity and North Texas Equal Access Fund, is granted.  All trial court proceedings in the cases listed in Appendix 1, including the upcoming hearings on TCPA motions to dismiss in Jack and Denton Counties, set on August 7 and 9, 2022, respectively, are stayed until further order of the MDL Panel."
09/06/2022Multidistrict Litigation supplemental   Supplement to Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of TEA Fund and Lilith Fund by attorney Jennifer R. Ecklund
08/29/2022Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Reply in Support of Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of The Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity, et al. filed by attorney Alexandra Wilson Albright
08/23/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to parties stating: "The MDL Panel wanted me to relay that any reply to the Brief in Opposition to Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL Litigation, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings due no later than 4 p.m., Monday, August 29th."
08/16/2022MDL Response filed   Brief in Opposition to Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL Litigation, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Ashley Maxwell and Sadie Weldon by attorney Jonathan F. Mitchell
07/27/2022Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Motion to Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court, Expand Scope of MDL Litigation, and Request for Emergency Stay of Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of The Lilith Fund Reproductive Equity and North Texas Equal Access Fund by attorney Alexandra Wilson Albright
01/10/2022Document received (See Remarks)  Appellees’ Joint Motion to Return MDL Case to Original Court of Appeals After Inadvertent and Improper Transfer for Docket Equalization filed today in the Third and Seventh Courts of Appeal filed by attorney Alexandra Wilson Albright
10/14/2021Appointment of Pretrial Judge   Appointment of Pretrial Judge stating: "We transfer the cases 98th Judicial District Court of Travis County and assign the Honorable David Peeples to serve as the Pretrial Judge. We limit the scope of the MDL Pretrial Court to those cases listed in the Motion to Transfer, together with tag-along cases5 that seek to prevent TRL and those allegedly acting in concert with TRL from enforcing Senate Bill 8."
10/14/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion to Transfer disposedFiling granted Order Issued stating, "we GRANT the request for a transfer of the cases listed in the Motion to Transfer, and we transfer the cases 98th Judicial District Court of Travis County and assign the Honorable David Peeples to serve as the Pretrial Judge. We limit the scope of the MDL Pretrial Court to those cases listed in the Motion to Transfer, together with tag-along cases5 that seek to prevent TRL and those allegedly acting in concert with TRL from enforcing Senate Bill 8."
(10/14/2021 2:54:21 PM) 21-0782 MDL Order Mo to Transfer Granted_10-14-21.pdf
10/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Reply filed  Reply Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion for Transfer to a MDL Pretrial Court and Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
10/04/2021Multidistrict Litigation Filing   Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay or For Ruling on Motion to Transfer by October 6, 2021 filed on behalf of Van Stean, et al. by attorney Elizabeth Myers
10/04/2021Motion before the MDL Panel disposedDenied Order Issued: "Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay or For Ruling On Motion to Transfer By October 6, 2021, filed with the Multidistrict Litigation Panel on September 29, 2021, is denied."
10/01/2021Multidistrict Litigation Filing   Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/30/2021Multidistrict Litigation Order sent  Notice of Written Submission: The Motion to Transfer, the responses and the reply will be submitted to the Multidistrict Litigation Panel on October 7, 2021.
09/30/2021Motion before the MDL Panel disposedDenied Planned Parenthood Plaintiffs’ Emergency Motion to Lift the Panel’s Stay of the
Trial-Court Proceedings filed on September 27, 2021 is denied.
09/29/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Partially Lift Stay or for Ruling on Motion to Transfer by October 6, 2021 filed on behalf of Alison Van Stean, et al. by attorney Elizabeth Myers
09/28/2021MDL Response filed   Defendants' Opposition to Planned Parenthood's Emergency Motion to Lift Stay filed by Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/27/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Emergency Motion to Lift Stay filed on behalf of Planned Parenthood.
09/24/2021MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Plaintiffs' Opposition to Motion for Transfer to MDL filed on behalf of Allison Van Stean, et al. by attorney Elizabeth Myers
09/23/2021MDL Motion to Stay disposedFiling granted Order Issued states: "The Request for Stay by Defendants Texas Right to Life and John Seago, filed on September 13, 2021, is granted. All trial court proceedings in the cases listed in the Appendix of Live Cases to the Motion to Transfer are stayed until further order of the MDL Panel."
(9/23/2021 12:56:35 PM) 21-0782 MDL Stay Order Issued 09-23-21.pdf
09/23/2021Motion before the MDL Panel disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply granted. All Plaintiffs except the Planned Parenthood Plaintiffs  will file their responses or before October 4, 2021. The reply of the Defendants will be filed on or before the tenth day following the filing of the last response or by October 14th whichever comes first.
(9/23/2021 12:51:47 PM) 21-0782 MDL Extension Order Issued 09-23-21.pdf
09/18/2021Multidistrict Litigation Motion  Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply in Support of the Motion for Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court filed on behalf of Counsel fo Defendants Texas Rights to Life and John Seago
09/15/2021Multidistrict Litigation letter received  MDL Amicus Curiae Letter efiled by Wolfgang Hirczy
09/13/2021Motion to Stay filed before the MDL Panel  Emergency Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings incorporated in Motion to Transfer filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/13/2021Multidistrcit Litigation Motion to Transfer  Motion for Transfer to MDL Pretrial Court and Emergency Request for Stay of All Trial Court Proceedings filed on behalf of Texas Right to Life and John Seago by attorney Jonathan Mitchell
09/13/2021MDL Response to Motion for Transfer  Opposition to MDL Motion for Transfer and Request for Stay filed on behalf of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services, Planned Parenthood of South Texas Surgical Center, Planned Parenthood Center for Choice, and Dr. Bhavik Kumar
Calendars
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No Calendar.
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services, et al.RespondentMr. Austin Kaplan
Texas Right to Life and John SeagoMovantMr. Jonathan F. Mitchell
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