Supreme Court

Case: 25-0042    
25-0042
01/21/2025
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
DEREK U. OBIALO 
ANITA F. KAWAJA 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
10/07/2025Motion for RehearingRehearing filed in Petition for Review Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Derek U. Obialo.
09/12/2025Reply to Response to Petition filed Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita Kawaja.
07/07/2025Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Derek U. Obialo.
05/30/2025Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
05/08/2025Amicus Curiae Letter ReceivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Letter received on behalf of Wolfgang P. Hirczy de Mino, PhD.
05/05/2025Petition for Review #2Petitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
01/21/2025Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Derek Obialo.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
11/14/2025Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
11/14/2025Notice sent to Court of Appeals 
11/14/2025Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied
10/14/2025Case forwarded to Court 
10/10/2025Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of Anita Kawaja.
10/07/2025Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Derek U. Obialo.
09/26/2025Petition for Review disposedDenied
09/26/2025Petition for Review disposedDenied
09/12/2025Reply to Response to Petition filed   Reply in Support of Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita Kawaja.
08/22/2025MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Reply is due no later than September 22, 2025.
08/22/2025Electronic communication received from Party  Respondent is unopposed to second motion for extension of time to file reply to response to petition for review.
08/22/2025Electronic communication sent to Party  Email sent to respondent to determine if they are opposed or unopposed to second motion for extension of time to file reply to response to petition for review.
08/21/2025Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply to Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
07/22/2025MET to file reply disposed ofFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Cross-Petition for Review is granted. Reply is due August 21, 2025. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
07/22/2025Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply in Support of Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita Kawaja.
07/07/2025Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Derek U. Obialo.
06/06/2025Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review from Derek U. Obialo due no later than July 7, 2025.
05/30/2025Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
05/08/2025Amicus Curiae Letter Received  Amicus Letter received on behalf of Wolfgang P. Hirczy de Mino, PhD.
05/06/2025Case forwarded to Court 
05/05/2025Petition for Review #2  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
05/05/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Response is due no later than June 2, 2025.
05/02/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
04/04/2025Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review is granted. Cross Petition for Review is due May 5, 2025. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered.
04/04/2025Third Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Third Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
04/03/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review is granted. Response is due May 2, 2025. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
04/03/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
03/06/2025Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review is granted. Cross-Petition for Review is due April 4, 2025. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
03/06/2025Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Cross-Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
02/28/2025Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for review due no later than March 31, 2025.
02/04/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review is granted. Petition for Review is due March 5, 2025.
02/03/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review #2 filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Petition for Review filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
01/28/2025Case forwarded to Court 
01/21/2025Response Waiver filed  Response Waiver filed on behalf of Anita F. Kawaja.
01/21/2025Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Derek Obialo.
01/21/2025Clerk's Record 
01/21/2025Court reporter/recorder's record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
10/14/2025Work-Up by Staff / Review by JusticesUnder Review 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Kawaja, Anita F.RespondentMr. Dylan Russell
Obialo, Derek U.PetitionerMr. Derek Obialo
Hirczy De Mino, PhD, Wolfgang P.Amicus CuriaeMr. Wolfgang P. Hirczy De Mino PhD
Court of Appeals Information:
Reverse & Remand 
___ SW3d ___, 11-26-24 
1st Court of Appeals 
Honorable Peter Kelly 
Trial Court Information
55th District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Latosha Lewis Payne 
2021-18043