Supreme Court

Case: 21-1116    
21-1116
12/27/2021
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
AMERICAN BANK OF TEXAS, HHH FARMS, L.L.C., HARTWELL FARMS, LLC, AND WAYMON SCOTT HARTWELL 
FANNIN BANK 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
09/28/2023Motion for RehearingRehearing filed in Petition for Review Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of H.H.H. Farms, L.L.C., et al.
06/02/2023Reply BriefPetitioner Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
03/17/2023Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits in Response to the Hartwell Parties' Petition filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
03/10/2023Brief on the MeritsRespondent Respondent's Brief on the Merits to American Bank of Texas filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
01/20/2023Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Hartwell Farms, LLC, et al.
12/21/2022Additional citations received.Amicus Curiae Amicus Party's Notification of Supplemental Authority received on behalf of the Commercial Law Amicus Initiative.
12/16/2022Brief on the MeritsPetitioner Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of American Bank of Texas.
11/18/2022Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of the Commercial Law Amicus Initiative, submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Florida.
10/11/2022Reply to ResponsePetitioner Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
09/09/2022Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
06/01/2022Petition for Review #2Petitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
03/21/2022Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
01/05/2022Supplement to Amicus CuriaeReceived (instead of filed) Supplement to Amicus Brief received from Commercial Law Amicus Initiative, submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law of Miami Gardens, Florida.
12/27/2021Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Brief received from Commercial Law Amicus Initiative. Submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law of Miami Gardens, Florida.
12/27/2021Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of American Bank of Texas.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/15/2023Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
12/15/2023Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
12/15/2023Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
10/03/2023Case forwarded to Court 
09/28/2023Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of H.H.H. Farms, L.L.C., et al.
09/18/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing is due October 2, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
09/18/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
09/01/2023Petition for Review disposedDenied
09/01/2023Petition for Review disposedDenied
06/02/2023Reply Brief  Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
05/04/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. Reply Brief is due no later than June 2, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
05/04/2023Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel for American Bank of Texas regarding Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits.
05/03/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
04/04/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply brief is due no later than May 3, 2023.
04/04/2023Electronic communication received from Party  Respondent is unopposed to motion for extension of time to file reply brief on the merits.
04/04/2023Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to respondent to determine if they are opposed of unopposed to motion for extension of time to file reply brief on the meirts.
04/03/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
03/17/2023Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits in Response to the Hartwell Parties' Petition filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
03/13/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits is granted. Respondent's Brief on the Merits is due no later than March 17, 2023. Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits is due April 3, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
03/10/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits to HHH Farm, LLC, et al., filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
03/10/2023Brief on the Merits  Respondent's Brief on the Merits to American Bank of Texas filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
02/10/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Respondent's brief is due no later than March 10, 2023; and Reply brief is due March 27, 2023.
02/09/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
01/20/2023Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Hartwell Farms, LLC, et al.
12/21/2022Additional citations received.  Amicus Party's Notification of Supplemental Authority received on behalf of the Commercial Law Amicus Initiative.
12/21/2022Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is granted. Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is due no later than January 20, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Respondent's Brief on the Merits is due February 9, 2023. Petitioners' Reply Briefs on the Merits are due February 24, 2023.
12/21/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Hartwell Farms, LLC, et al.
12/16/2022Brief on the Merits  Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of American Bank of Texas.
11/23/2022Call received  Call received from counsel for respondent to inquire about briefing schedule.
11/23/2022Phone call from Clerk's Office  Call made to counsel for Petitioner regarding briefing schedule.
11/23/2022Call received  Call received from Petitioner regarding deadlines for Briefs on the Merits.
11/22/2022Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is granted. Petitioner's Brief is due December 21, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Response Brief is due January 10, 2023. Reply Brief is due January 25, 2023.  
11/21/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
11/18/2022Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of the Commercial Law Amicus Initiative, submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law, Miami Gardens, Florida.
11/18/2022Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Petitioner's brief is due no later than December 16, 2022; Respondent's brief is due January 5, 2023; and Reply brief is due January 20, 2023.
11/18/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of American Bank of Texas.
10/31/2022Call received  Call from counsel for HHH Farms to confirm that brief on the merits should be filed on behalf of his client.
10/21/2022Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than November 21, 2022; Response brief due December 12, 2022; Reply brief due December 27, 2022.
10/11/2022Reply to Response  Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
09/26/2022MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply is due no later than October 11, 2022.
09/26/2022Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review giled on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
09/09/2022Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
09/01/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Requested Response to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due no later than September 9, 2022. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
08/29/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel for Petitioner regarding Motion for Extension of Time to file Requested Response to Petition for Review.
08/26/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Motion for Extension of Time to file Requested Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
08/26/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to respondent attorney regarding status of requested response to petition for review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
07/08/2022Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition filed on behalf of HHH Farms, L.L.C., et al. due no later than August 8, 2022.
06/07/2022Case forwarded to Court 
06/02/2022Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
06/01/2022Petition for Review #2  Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
06/01/2022Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due June 1, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
05/31/2022Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
05/17/2022Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Petition for Review is due May 31, 2022.
05/16/2022Electronic communication received from Party  Email from counsel for Respondent stating a response will not be filed.
05/16/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel to determine if a response to motion will be filed.
05/16/2022Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
04/15/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file HHH Farms' Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due May 16, 2022.
04/14/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of HHH Farms, LLC, et al.
03/21/2022Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
02/18/2022Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than March 21, 2022.
01/18/2022Case forwarded to Court 
01/12/2022Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Fannin Bank.
01/05/2022Supplement to Amicus Curiae  Supplement to Amicus Brief received from Commercial Law Amicus Initiative, submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law of Miami Gardens, Florida.
12/27/2021Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Brief received from Commercial Law Amicus Initiative. Submitted by Jennifer S. Martin of St. Thomas University School of Law of Miami Gardens, Florida.
12/27/2021Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of American Bank of Texas.
12/27/2021Clerk's Record 
12/27/2021Clerk's Record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
12/15/2023Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
First United Bank f/k/a American Bank of TexasPetitionerMs. Christina A. Tillett
Ms. Kimberly M Sims
Commercial Law Amicus InitiativeAmicus CuriaeJennifer Sue Martin
Fannin BankRespondentMr. Steven E. Aldous
HHH Farms, LLC, Hartwell Farms, LLC, and Waymon Scott HartwellPetitionerMr. Craig P. Henderson
Mr. William L. Wolf
Dylan Anderson
Court of Appeals Information:
Aff/Pt and Rev & Rem/Pt 
___ SW3d ___, 11-12-21 
6th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Scott E. Stevens 
Trial Court Information
336th District Court 
Fannin 
Honorable Rayburn M. (Rim) Nall 
CV-15-42242