Supreme Court

Case: 23-0388    
23-0388
05/25/2023
U.S. Certified Question accepted by Supreme Court
LEE MARVIN SANDERS AND MATTHEW SODROK 
THE BOEING COMPANY, KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., AND JAMCO AMERICA, INC. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
09/22/2023Post submission brief filedAppellee in case Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
09/20/2023Post submission brief filedAppellant in case Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
09/19/2023Post submission brief filedAppellee in case Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/22/2023Brief on the MeritsAppellant in case Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
08/07/2023Brief on the MeritsAppellee in case Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kiddie Technologies, Inc.
08/07/2023Brief on the MeritsAppellee in case Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jamco America, Inc.
08/07/2023Brief on the MeritsAppellee in case Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
07/03/2023Brief on the MeritsAppellant in case Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
05/25/2023Certified Question filedCertified Question Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
12/01/2023Opinion issuedCertified question answered by the Court The Court answers the questions certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Justice Boyd delivered the opinion of the Court.
(12/1/2023 10:14:53 AM) 230388.pdf
09/22/2023Post submission brief filed  Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
09/20/2023Post submission brief filed  Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
09/19/2023Post submission brief filed  Post Submission Letter filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
09/12/2023Oral argument   Argued on behalf of Appellants by Joshua P. Davis; Argued on behalf of Appellee, The Boeing Company, by Chris Knight; Argued on behalf of Appellee, Jamco America, Incorporated, by Steven D. Sanfelippo
09/08/2023Submission Schedule 
08/29/2023Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument will be presented by Mr. Chris Knight with Haynes and Boone, LLP of Fort Worth, Texas, filed on behalf of The Boeing Comapny.
08/29/2023Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission form submitted on behalf of Appellee Jamco America. Oral Argument will be presented by Steven D. Sanfelippo of Cunningham Swaim, LLP, of Dallas, Texas.
08/22/2023Brief on the Merits  Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
08/07/2023Brief on the Merits  Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kiddie Technologies, Inc.
08/07/2023Brief on the Merits  Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Jamco America, Inc.
08/07/2023Brief on the Merits  Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  Oral Argument Submission Form received on behalf of Appellants Lee Marvin Sanders, et al. Oral Argument will be presented by Joshua P. Davis of the Davis Law Group of Houston, Texas.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Daniel P. Ridlon's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Daniel P. Ridlon's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Eric B. Wolff's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Laura Hill's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Laura Hill's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Eric B. Wolff's Admission Pro Hace Vice is granted.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Laura Hill's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Daniel P. Ridlon's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Nina Cortell in Support of Eric B. Wolff's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Daniel P. Ridlon's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Laura Hill's Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
08/07/2023Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Eric B. Wolff's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of The Boeing Company.
07/11/2023Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellee's Brief on the Merits is granted. Appellee's Brief is due August 7, 2023. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Reply Brief is due August 22, 2023.
07/11/2023Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of The Boeing Company, et al.
07/03/2023Brief on the Merits  Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Lee Marvin Sanders, et al.
07/03/2023Call received  Call received from Counsel regarding citing the record.
06/30/2023Case set for oral argumentCase set for oral argument This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., September 12, 2023.  Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
06/02/2023Document filed (see remarks) 
06/02/2023Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits requested: Appellant brief due no later than July 3, 2023; Appellee brief due July 24, 2023; Reply brief due August 8, 2023
06/02/2023Certified Question accepted 
06/02/2023Certified Question disposedCertified Question accepted The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.
06/01/2023Document filed (see remarks) 
05/26/2023Record Received (See Remarks)  Record received from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
05/25/2023Record Requested in Case  Record Request from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for Case No. 22-20317; Sanders v. Boeing Company; (USDC No. 4:21-CV-4042)
05/25/2023Notice requesting filing fee  Filing fee request sent to both parties.
05/25/2023Certified Question filed  Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
01/11/2024Case Stored  e-stored
Calendars
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01/11/2024Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Sanders, Lee MarvinAppellantMr. Joshua P. Davis
Margaret Allbritton
The Boeing CompanyAppelleeMs. Nina Cortell
Ms. Laura Hill
Mr. Christopher Knight
Mr. Erick B. Wolff
Mr. John Russell Hardin
Mr. Daniel P. Ridlon
Sodrok, MatthewAppellantMr. Joshua P. Davis
Margaret Allbritton
Jamco America, IncorporatedAppelleeMr. Alex J. Whitman
Mr. Steven D. Sanfelippo
Mr. G. Don Swaim
Kidde Technologies, IncorporatedAppelleeShannon Dugan
Mr. Geffrey William Anderson
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