Supreme Court

Case: 22-0797    
22-0797
09/12/2022
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE KENDALL MERLO 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
04/18/2023Reply BriefRelator Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
04/04/2023Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Mark Merlo.
04/03/2023Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Don D. Ford.
02/27/2023Brief on the MeritsRelator Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
02/27/2023Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Supplemental Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
12/28/2022Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
12/05/2022Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Don D. Ford III, et al.
11/22/2022Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Mark A. Merlo.
09/26/2022Supplemental appendix Relator Supplemental Appendix filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
09/12/2022Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/29/2022Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to counsel for Real Party regarding motion filed.
12/28/2022Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court filed  Motion to Seal filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
12/28/2022Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
12/05/2022Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Don D. Ford III, et al.
11/27/2023Document received (See Remarks)  Supreme Court of the United States - Petition for Writ of Certiorari was filed on November 16, 2023.
11/22/2022Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Mark A. Merlo.
11/21/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus is granted. Response is due no later than December 5, 2022. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
11/21/2022Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Don D. Ford III, et al.
10/31/2023Call received  Call received from real party in interest.
10/21/2022Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than November 21, 2022.
10/03/2023Case Stored  e-stored
09/26/2022Supplemental appendix   Supplemental Appendix filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
09/20/2022Motion to Consolidate filed  Unopposed Motion to Consolidate filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
09/20/2022Case forwarded to Court 
09/13/2022Court reporter/recorder's record 
09/12/2022Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
08/18/2023m/l/f supplemental petition disposedFiling granted Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Petition for Writ of Mandamus granted
08/18/2023Motion to Consolidate disposedFiling dismissed as moot Motion to Consolidate dismissed as moot
08/18/2023Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDenied
04/18/2023Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
04/05/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits is granted. Real Party in Interest's Brief was timely filed on April 4, 2023.
04/04/2023Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to opposing counsel to determine stance on Motion for Extension of Time.
04/04/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Mark Merlo.
04/04/2023Brief on the Merits  Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Mark Merlo.
04/03/2023Brief on the Merits  Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Don D. Ford.
04/03/2023Case Record Filed   Supplemental Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Don D. Ford.
03/20/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Mark Merlo's Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits is granted. Real Party in Interest's Brief is due April 3, 2023; Relator's Reply Brief is due April 18, 2023. Further requests for extension of time for this filing will be disfavored.
03/20/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Joinder in Don D. Ford's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merit and Motion for the Same filed on behalf of Mark Merlo.
03/20/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's (Don D. Ford) granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Real party in interest's brief is due April 3, 2023; and Reply brief is due April 18, 2023.
03/20/2023Electronic communication received from Party  Relator is unopposed to motion for extension of time to file real party in interest's brief on the merits.
03/20/2023Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to relator to determine if the moton for extension of time to file real party in iinterest's brief on the merits is opposed or unopposed?
03/17/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Don D. Ford.
02/27/2023m/l/f supplemental petition filed  Motion for Leave to file Supplemental Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
02/27/2023Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Supplemental Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
02/27/2023Case Record Filed   Second Supplemental Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
02/27/2023Brief on the Merits  Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo.
01/29/2024Document received (See Remarks)  Supreme Court of the United States - Petition for Writ of Certiorari has been denied.
01/27/2023Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than February 27, 2023; Response brief due March 20, 2023; Reply brief due April 4, 2023.
01/09/2023Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court disposed.Filing granted Motion to Seal Court Records granted
01/04/2023Electronic communication received from Party  Email received from counsel for Real Party regarding Motion filed.
01/03/2023Sealed document filed in case  SEALED DOCUMENT - Relator's Appendix EE filed on behalf of Kendall Merlo. Pending Motion to Seal.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
10/03/2023Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Churchwell, Charles StanleyReal Party in Interest Mr. Scott D. Weber
Mr. Robert McGuire
Merlo, KendallRelatorMr. Charles McGarry
Ford, III, Don D. Real Party in Interest  
Merlo, Mark A.Real Party in Interest Mr. Michael Caine
Mr. Kenneth Walker
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 08-09-22 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Kathleene Dennise Garcia 
Trial Court Information
Probate Court No 2 
Dallas 
Honorable Ingrid M. Warren 
PR-18-03799-2