Supreme Court

Case: 25-0928    
25-0928
10/15/2025
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE PIER 6 SEAFOOD LLC, AND PRESTIGE OYSTERS, INC. 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
03/27/2026Brief on the MeritsRelator Relators' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood LLC, et al.
12/22/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kelsey Castonguay.
11/04/2025Amicus Curiae Brief receivedReceived (instead of filed) Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of John R. Schwarz of Galveston, Texas.
10/15/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood LLC, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
08/27/2026Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order Issued stating: "The Court's abatement order of July 21, 2026 expired on August 24, 2026.  The abatement is extended until October 8, 2026, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to lift abatement."
08/24/2026Status report filed  Second Joint Status Report filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood, LLC, et al.
07/21/2026Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated Order Issued stating: "The Court's abatement order of May 22, 2026 is set to expire on July 24, 2026. The abatement is extended until August 24, 2026, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to lift abatement."
07/13/2026Status report filed  Joint Status Report filed on behalf of Pier Six Seafood LLC, et al, and Kelsey Castonquay, et al.
06/15/2026Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Change of Address filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood, LLC, et al.
05/22/2026Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
05/22/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
05/22/2026Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Joint Motion for Abatement granted
05/14/2026Motion to Abate filed  Joint Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood, LLC, et al.
03/31/2026Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of change in law firm affiliation filed on behalf of Kelsey Castonguay.
03/31/2026Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits is granted. Real Party in Interest's brief is due May 18, 2026. Reply brief is due June 2, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
03/31/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest 's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Kelsey Castonguay.
03/27/2026Brief on the Merits  Relators' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood LLC, et al.
03/23/2026Motion for Extension of Time disposed.Filing granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits is granted. Relator's brief is due March 27, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered. Real Party in Interest's brief is due April 16, 2026. Reply brief is due May 1, 2026.
03/20/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood, LLC, et al.
02/10/2026Motion 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 March 20, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored. Real Party in Interest's brief is due April 9, 2026. Reply brief is due April 24, 2026.
02/10/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood, LLC, et al.
02/10/2026Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance of Additional Counsel filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood LLC, and Prestige Oysters, Inc.
01/30/2026Brief on the Merits Ordered  Brief on the merits ordered: Relator's brief on the merits due no later than March 2, 2026; Response brief due March 23, 2026; Reply brief due April 7, 2026.
12/22/2025Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Kelsey Castonguay.
12/02/2025Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance filed on behalf of Kelsey Castonguay.
11/21/2025Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than December 22, 2025.
11/04/2025Amicus Curiae Brief received  Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of John R. Schwarz of Galveston, Texas.
10/21/2025Case forwarded to Court 
10/15/2025Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Pier 6 Seafood LLC, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
05/22/2026Case Abated CASE IS ABATED UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT 
10/08/2026StatusStatus report due. 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Kelsey Castonguay, Individually, as Next Friend of Minor B.C., and as Representative of the Estate of Philip Drew Castonguay (“Castonguay”)Real Party in Interest Mr. John Bireley
Mr. Jim S. Hart
Mr. Andrew R. Gould
Ms. Katherine D. Ring
Pier 6 Seafood LLC, and Prestige Oysters, Inc.RelatorMs. Kimberly Fojtik
Mr. Brendan P. Doherty
Ms. Jessica Zavadil Barger
Ms. Kelley Clark Morris
Mr. Joshua Fiveson
Ms. Maha Ghyas
Schwarz, John R. Amicus CuriaeMr. John R. Schwarz
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 09-30-25 
1st Court of Appeals 
Honorable Per Curiam 
Trial Court Information
Court Court at Law No 3 
Galveston 
Honorable Jack Ewing 
CV-0093571