Supreme Court

Case: 25-0153    
25-0153
02/18/2025
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE THE STATE OF TEXAS 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
04/28/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Google LLC.
02/17/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
10/31/2025Case Stored  e-stored
10/24/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedDismissed
10/24/2025Motion to dismiss disposedFiling granted Motion to Withdraw Petition granted
10/24/2025Abatement Order Lifted  Abatement order issued September 19, 2025 is lifted.
10/17/2025Call received  Call received from Counsel for Petitioner.
10/16/2025Motion to dismiss  Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Mandamus Petition filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
09/19/2025Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order issued stating: "The joint motion to continue abatement, filed September 17, 2025, is granted, and this case is ABATED. The Court's abatement order of September 2, 2025 expired by its own terms on September 17, 2025. The abatement is extended until October 17, 2025, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss."
09/19/2025Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Continue of Abatement granted
09/17/2025Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Continue Abatement filed on behalf of The State of Texas, et al.
09/02/2025Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order Issued stating: "The joint motion to continue abatement, filed August 18, 2025, is granted, and this case is ABATED. The Court's abatement order of July 22, 2025 expired by its own terms on August 18, 2025. The abatement is extended until September 17, 2025, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss."
09/02/2025Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Continue Abatement granted
08/18/2025Motion to Abate filed  Third Joint Motion to Continue Abatement filed on behalf of The State of Texas, et al.
07/22/2025Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order issued stating: "The joint motion to continue abatement, filed on July 17, 2025, is granted, and this case is ABATED. The Court's abatement order of June 17, 2025 expired by its own terms on July 17, 2025. The abatement is extended until August 18, 2025, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss."
07/22/2025Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Continue Abatement granted
07/17/2025Motion to Abate filed  Second Motion to Continue Abatement filed on behalf of The State of Texas, et al.
06/17/2025Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated The Court's abatement order of May 9, 2025 expired by its own terms on June 9, 2025. The abatement is extended until July 17, 2025, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss.
06/17/2025Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion to Continue Abatement granted.  
06/09/2025Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Continue Abatement filed on behalf of the State of Texas et al.
05/09/2025Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated This case is removed from the Court's active docket until June 9, 2025, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss.
05/09/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
05/09/2025Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Moton to Abate granted
04/30/2025Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Abate filed on behalf of The State of Texas, et al.
04/28/2025Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  Supplemental Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/28/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Google LLC.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney in support of Benedict Y. Hur's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Benedict Y. Hur is granted.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney in support of Simona Alessandra Angolucci's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Simona Alessandra Agnolucci is granted.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen E. McConnico in support of Jonathan Alan Patchen's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted.
04/11/2025Pro hac vice motion disposedFiling granted Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Jonathan Alan Patchen is granted.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen E. McConnico in support of Benedict Y. Hur's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Benedict Y. Hur filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen E. McConnico in support of Simona Alessandra Agnolucci's admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Simona Alessandra Agnolucci filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion of Resident Attorney Stephen E. McConnico in support of Jonathan Alan Patchen's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
04/10/2025Pro hac vice motion filed  Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Jonathan Alan Patchen filed on behalf of Google, LLC.
03/28/2025Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  Requested response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than April 28, 2025.
02/25/2025Case forwarded to Court 
02/18/2025Case Record Filed  Mandamus Record filed on behalf of the State of Texas.
02/17/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of The State of Texas.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
10/31/2025Case StoredCase stored.e-stored
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Judge Leah G. RobertsonRespondent 
The State of TexasRelatorMr. Joseph Graham JR
Mr. Jeffrey S. Wolff
Mr. Christopher Cooke
Sarah Judge
Mr. Ralph Molina
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone  
Mr. Jonathan B. Skidmore
Ms. Julie N. Searle
Mr. Christopher Bradley Schuelke
Mr. William Cole
Ms. Kristina M. Williams
Mr. Marc Brian Collier
Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton
Joshua Owings
Mr. David W. Lauritzen
Mr. William Peterson
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. Bradley H. Bains  
Ms. Morgan Vaughan
Mr. Aaron Nielson
Ms. Gabriella Gonzalez
Google, LLCReal Party in Interest Jonathan Patchen
Shelby Hart-Armstrong
Ms. Anna Brandl
Ms. Robyn Bigelow Hargrove
Mr. John Ellis
Mr. Jason R. LaFond
Mr. Bryan Lauer
Simona Agnolucci
Ms. Elizabeth Geary  
Mr. Steven James Wingard
Benedict Y. Hur
Mr. Stephen E. McConnico
Court of Appeals Information:
Cond Granted 
705 SW3d 479, 01-16-25 
15th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Scott A. Brister 
Trial Court Information
385th District Court 
Midland 
Honorable Leah Gail Robertson 
CV58999