Supreme Court

Case: 24-0046    
24-0046
01/17/2024
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE META PLATFORMS, INC. 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
02/06/2024Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
02/02/2024Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Redacted Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of State of Texas.
01/19/2024Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Letter Brief received on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation, submitted by Randall W. Miller of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., of Dallas, Texas.
01/17/2024Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
09/13/2024Case Stored  e-stored
08/09/2024Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDismissed
08/09/2024Motion to dismiss disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Petition for Writ of Mandamus granted
08/09/2024Petition for Writ of Mandamus reinstated  
08/09/2024Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement order issued June 7, 2024 is lifted.
08/09/2024Stay Order lifted  Stay order issued January 29, 2024 is lifted.
07/31/2024Motion to dismiss  Unopposed Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
06/07/2024Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated This case is removed from the Court's active docket until August 6, 2024, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss.
06/07/2024Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
06/07/2024Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Abate granted
05/31/2024Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.
02/13/2024Case forwarded to Court 
02/09/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court disposed.Filing granted in part Real party in interest’s motion to file under seal, filed February 2, 2024, is granted in part as to the redacted portions of its response to relator’s mandamus petition.
02/08/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Zina G. Bash in Support of Ashley C. Keller's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
02/08/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Ashley C. Keller is granted.
02/08/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Zina G. Bash in Support of Ashley C. Keller's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
02/08/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Ashley C. Keller filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
02/06/2024Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply in Support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
02/02/2024Sealed document filed in case  Sealed Document - Unredacted Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
02/02/2024Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Redacted Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of State of Texas.
02/02/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court filed  Motion to Seal Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of State of Texas.
01/29/2024Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due February 20, 2024.
01/29/2024Stay Order issued 
01/29/2024Motion to Stay DisposedFiling granted Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief granted
01/29/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court disposed.Filing granted in part Real Party in Interest's Motion to File Under Seal granted in part
01/29/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court disposed.Filing granted Relator's Motion to File Mandamus Record Under Seal granted
01/23/2024Reply to Response to Motion  Reply in Support of Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/23/2024Sealed document filed in case  Sealed Document - Response to Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of the State.
01/23/2024Response to Motion filed  Response to Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
01/23/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court filed  Unopposed Motion to File Under Seal the Response to Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
01/23/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Lauren Goldman's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
01/23/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney in support of Lauren Goldman's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
01/19/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney John T. Cox III in support of Lauren Goldman's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/19/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Lauren Goldman's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/19/2024Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Curiae Letter Brief received on behalf of the Washington Legal Foundation, submitted by Randall W. Miller of Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., of Dallas, Texas.
01/19/2024Sealed document filed in case  Sealed Document- Unredacted Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/19/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney in support of Matthew D. Provance's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
01/19/2024Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Matthew D. Provance's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
01/18/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Matthew D. Provance's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/18/2024Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney John T. Cox III  in support of Matthew D. Provance's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/18/2024Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Response requested to Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief due no later than Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
01/17/2024Motion to file document(s) sealed by the Court filed  Motion to file Mandamus Record under Seal filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/17/2024Case Record Filed   Redacted Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/17/2024Motion to Stay Filed   Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
01/17/2024Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
09/13/2024Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Washington Legal FoundationAmicus CuriaeMr. Randall W. Miller
Meta Platforms, Inc.RelatorGregg J. Costa
Matthew D. Provance
Ms. Allyson N. Ho
Erin M. Choi
Mr. Prerak Shah
Mr. John T. Cox III
Lauren Goldman
Mr. Andrew P. LeGrand Sr.
Christine Demana
Mr. Bradley G. Hubbard
Mr. Benjamin D. Betner
Mr. Collin J. Cox
Mr. McKellar L. Karr
Mr. Matthew Scorcio
Ashley Rogers
Mr. Harry L. Gillam Jr.
State of TexasReal Party in Interest Mr. Brent Webster
Ryan Baasch
Mr. Christopher Bradley Schuelke
Mr. Shawn Cowles
Mr. Samuel F. Baxter
Ms. Jennifer L. Truelove
Joseph Micheli
Ms. Christin C. Vasquez  
Mr. James Lloyd
Ashley C. Keller
Ms. Jennifer Roscetti
Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.
Mr. Lewis T. LeClair
Ms. Gabriella Gonzalez
The Honorable Samuel Dorfman
Ms. Zina Bash
Mr. Eric Hansen
Jennifer Severn
Mr. John B. Campbell Jr.
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 01-16-24 
6th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Daymon Jeffrey Rambin 
Trial Court Information
71st District Court 
Harrison 
Honorable Brad Morin 
22-0121