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| 12/18/2024 | Brief on the Merits | |
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 11/12/2024 | Motion 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 18, 2024. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered. Response Brief is due January 7, 2025. Reply Brief is due January 22, 2025.
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| 11/12/2024 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | |
Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 10/17/2024 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time to file Petitioner's Brief on the Merits is granted. Petitioner's Brief is due November 18, 2024. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Response Brief is due December 9, 2024. Reply Brief is due December 27, 2024.
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| 10/17/2024 | Motion 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 Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 10/07/2025 | Oral argument | |
Argued on behalf of Petitioner by Julie P. Wright; Argued on behalf of Respondent by Tyler D. Friedson and Beau T. Sinclair
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| 09/27/2024 | Brief on the Merits Ordered | |
Brief on the merits requested: Petitioner's brief due no later than October 28, 2024; Response brief due November 18, 2024; Reply brief due December 3, 2024.
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| 09/25/2025 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Rodney Wayne Morrison. Oral Argument will be presented by Tyler D. Friedson and Beau T. Sinclair of Sinclair Law Office, P.C., of Tyler, Texas.
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| 09/23/2025 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | |
Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Debbie Jo Morrison. Oral Argument will be presented by Julie P. Wright of Freeman Mills PC, of Tyler, Texas.
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| 07/18/2024 | Response to Petition | |
Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Rodney Wayne Morrison.
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| 07/03/2024 | Clerk's Record | |
Record items retrieved from attorney portal.
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| 07/03/2024 | Call received | |
Call received from counsel regarding missing clerk record items.
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| 06/21/2024 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | |
Requested response to petition for review due no later than July 22, 2024.
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| 05/30/2025 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument |
This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., October 7, 2025. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
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| 05/30/2024 | Call received | |
Call received from counsel for Respondent regarding Petition filed.
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| 04/04/2025 | Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.
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| 04/04/2025 | Petition for Review granted | |
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| 03/19/2024 | Case forwarded to Court | |
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| 03/13/2026 | Mandate issued | |
Mandate & Cost Bill Issued
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| 03/12/2024 | Response Waiver filed | |
Response Waiver filed on behalf of Rodney Wayne Morrison.
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| 03/06/2024 | Petition for Review | |
Petition for Review filed on behalf of Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 01/30/2026 | Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record | Issued |
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| 01/30/2026 | Opinion issued | Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court |
The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to the trial court. Justice Bland delivered the opinion of the Court.
(1/30/2026 11:30:20 AM) 240053.pdf, 24-0053.jmt.pdf
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| 01/22/2025 | Brief on the Merits | |
Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 01/22/2024 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed | Filing granted |
Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due March 6, 2024.
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| 01/22/2024 | Motion 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 Debbie Jo Morrison.
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| 01/22/2024 | Clerk's Record | |
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| 01/06/2025 | Brief on the Merits | |
Respondent's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Rodney Wayne Morrison.
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