Supreme Court

Case: 25-0121    
25-0121
02/10/2025
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE VALERIE DANIELS 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
06/12/2026Motion for RehearingRelator Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
02/02/2026Reply BriefRelator Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
12/17/2025Brief on the MeritsReal Parties in Interest Real Parties in Interest Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Luminant Energy Company LLC, et al.
09/26/2025Brief on the MeritsRelator Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
06/05/2025Reply to Petition for Writ of MandamusRelator Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
05/30/2025Amended Response to Petition for Review filedRespondent Amended Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Luminant Generation Company, LLC, et al.
05/21/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Luminant Generation Company, LLC, et al.
02/10/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
07/24/2026Case Stored  e-stored
07/24/2026Motion for Rehearing - DisposedDenied with Justice not sitting. (Justice Devine, Justice Huddle, Justice Young, and Justice Hawkins not participating)
06/23/2026Case forwarded to Court 
06/12/2026Motion for Rehearing  Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
05/11/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing granted. No further extensions of time for this filing will be considered. Motion for Rehearing is due no later than June 12, 2026.
05/08/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
04/09/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposedFiling granted Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing granted. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Motion for Rehearing is due no later than May 13, 2026.
04/08/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
03/27/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDenied with Justice not sitting. (Justice Devine, Justice Huddle, Justice Young, and Justice Hawkins not participating)
02/02/2026Reply Brief  Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
01/28/2026Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of Change in Address filed on behalf of Luminant Generation Company, LLC, et al.
12/31/2025Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Reply Brief on the Merits is granted. Reply Brief is due February 2, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
12/30/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Relator's Consolidated Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
12/17/2025Brief on the Merits  Real Parties in Interest Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Luminant Energy Company LLC, et al.
11/05/2025Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interests' Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time for this filing will be considered. Real Party in Interests' brief is due no later than December 17, 2025; and Reply brief is due January 2, 2026.
11/04/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interests' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Luminant Energy Company, LLC, et al.
10/24/2025Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of King & Spalding LLP.
10/08/2025Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Parties in Interests' Consolidated Response Brief on the Merits is granted. Real Parties in Interests' Consolidated Response brief is due November 17, 2025. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Reply brief is due December 2, 2025.
10/07/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Parties in Interests' Consolidated Response Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Luminant Energy Company LLC, et al.
09/26/2025Brief on the Merits  Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
08/25/2025Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits granted.Relator's Brief is due no later than September 26, 2025; Real party in interest's brief is due October 16, 2025; and Reply brief is due October 31, 2025.
08/22/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Second Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
07/08/2025Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits is granted. Relator's Brief is due August 27, 2025. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Response Brief is due September 16, 2025. Reply Brief is due October 1, 2025.
07/07/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
06/27/2025Brief on the Merits Ordered  Consolidated brief on the merits requested with case nos. 25-0094, 25-0103, 25-0114, 25-0121, 25-0129: Relator's brief due no later than July 28, 2025; Response brief due August 18, 2025; Reply brief due September 2, 2025.
06/05/2025Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus  Reply in support of Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
05/30/2025Amended Response to Petition for Review filed  Amended Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Luminant Generation Company, LLC, et al.
05/30/2025Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
05/23/2025Electronic communication received from Party  Email received from counsel regarding party/attorney list.
05/21/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Luminant Generation Company, LLC, et al.
04/10/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus is granted. Response is due May 21, 2025. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
04/09/2025Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus.
04/04/2025Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than May 5, 2025.
02/11/2025Case forwarded to Court 
02/10/2025Case Record Filed   Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
02/10/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Valerie Daniels.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
07/24/2026Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Daniels , ValerieRelatorMr. Francis I. Spagnoletti
Mr. Marcus Spagnoletti
Mr. Eric Rhine
Mr. Anthony G. Buzbee
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LPReal Party in Interest Mr. Daniel Pellegrin Jr.
Mr. Jay Brown
Mr. Bruce Wilkin  
Aviator Wind, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Jeffry Ray
Mr. Brian Brack
Desert Sky Wind Farm LLC; Trent Energy Wind Farm, LLCReal Party in Interest Stayton L. Worthington
Avangrid Texas Renewables, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Brendan P. Doherty
Key Capture Energy, LLCReal Party in Interest Ms. Tracy N. Leroy
Mr. Douglas S. Griffith
Luminant Energy Company, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Ms. Allyson N. Ho
Mr. Russell Falconer
Ms. Elizabeth Kiernan
Ms. Stephanie Zapata Moore
Mr. Collin Ray
Mr. Frank Brame
Ms. Casey L. Moore
Mr. Michael Raiff
Mr. Stephen J. Hammer
Route 66 Wind Power LLC; South Plains Energy II, LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. Mark Lynn Clark
Bearkat Wind Energy I, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Ms. Lisa M. Henderson
Mr. Cary Economou
Brazos Wind Ventures LLC and Shell Oil CompanyReal Party in Interest Ms. Kimberly Winnubst
Mr. Sameen Abdullah
Ms. T. Dawn Estes
Ms. Jennifer Henry
Astra Wind LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Robert Hellner
Ms. Hannah Motsenbocker
Mr. James Michael Kimbell
Mr. Thomas Anson
Mr. Louis Williams
Mr. James Parish
Mr. Jack G. Carnegie
Sandy Creek Energy Associates LPReal Party in Interest Mr. Reagan W. Simpson
Mr. James E. Zucker  
Exxon Mobil Corporation; South Houston Green Power, LLCReal Party in Interest Francisco Escobar-Calderon
Mr. Jeffrey Webb  
Ms. Barbara Light
Ms. Carter W. Dugan
Mr. Reagan M. Brown
Hidalgo Wind Farm II LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Ms. Leslie Conant Thorne
Mr. Ben L. Mesches
Buffalo Gap Wind Farm, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Louis Williams
Mr. Bijan R. Siahatgar
Mr. James Michael Kimbell
BT Cooke Solar, LLCReal Party in Interest Ms. Katherine M. Harrington
Ms. Megan Martinez
Mr. Edward D. Burbach
Green Pastures Wind I LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. Christopher Taylor
Mr. Franz Mike Stenglein
Mr. Erich J. Almonte
Blue Summit III Wind, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Ben L. Mesches
Ms. Michelle Scheffler
NRG Texas Power LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Russell Carter Lewis
Mr. Louis Layrisson III
Mr. Kevin T. Jacobs
Mr. J. Mark Little  
Mr. George H. Fibbe
Mr. Travis Sales
Ms. Macey Reasoner Stokes
Ms. Amy Pharr Hefley
Mr. William K. Kroger
Mr. John Anaipakos
Oberon Solar 1A LLC; Oberon Solar 1B LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. David Harlan Ammons
Mr. Ryan Pitts
Ms. Julia Peebles
Matthews, Sylvia A.RespondentHonorable Sylvia A. Matthews
Optim Energy Altura Cogen LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. Franz Mike Stenglein
Mr. Christopher Taylor
Mr. Erich J. Almonte
Ms. Anna Rotman
Mr. Jeremy Fielding
Mr. Michael Kalis
Mr. Dustin Womack
Chapman Ranch Wind I LLC, et al. Real Party in Interest Mr. David Harrell Jr.
Ms. Mia B. Lorick
Quail Run Energy Partners LP, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Franz Mike Stenglein
Mr. Thomas W. Fee
Mr. Christopher Taylor
Mr. Craig Hubert Myers
Mr. Erich J. Almonte
Mr. O. Rey Rodriguez
Childress Solar Park LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. George McCall
Ms. Sondra Sylva
Ingleside Cogeneration, LP; Oxy Vinyls, LPReal Party in Interest Mr. Angus J. Dodson
Ms. Kathy D. Patrick
Mr. Mark Dore
Ms. Laura Kissel Cassidy
Canadian Breaks LLC; Spinning Spur Wind Two, LLC, et al. Real Party in Interest Mr. Ryan Wooten
Ms. Claudia Frost
Ms. Christina E. Ponig  
Exelon Generation Company, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Ms. Meghan Griffiths
Mr. Joseph A. Fischer III
Mr. William Stowe  
Foard City Wind, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Asher Griffin
Ms. Kathleen Shih
Mr. David Graham
Mr. Christopher Porter
Amadeus Wind, LLC, et al.Real Party in Interest Mr. Stephen Burton Crain
Mr. Bradley Benoit
Court of Appeals Information:
Grant 
711 SW3d 13, 12-14-23 
1st Court of Appeals 
Honorable N. Terry Adams 
Trial Court Information
281st District Court 
Harris 
Honorable Christine Weems 
2021-41903