Supreme Court

Case: 26-0420    
26-0420
04/28/2026
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE BEN E. KEITH COMPANY AND DIEGO MEJIA 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
04/30/2026Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
04/28/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
08/14/2026Order of the Court IssuedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated This case is removed from the Court's active docket until October 13, 2026, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to dismiss.
08/14/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposedMatter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated
08/14/2026Motion to Abate disposedFiling granted Motion to Abate granted
08/12/2026Motion to Abate filed  Motion to Abate filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
07/17/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Response granted. Response is due August 21, 2026. Absent extraordinary circumstances, further requests for extensions of time for this filing will not be considered.
07/16/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Leila Kinsey.
06/15/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus is granted. Response is due July 22, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
06/12/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Leila Kinsey.
06/12/2026Notice of Appearance  Notice of Appearance filed on behalf of Leila Kinsey.
05/22/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than June 22, 2026.
05/05/2026Case forwarded to Court 
04/30/2026Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
04/30/2026Call received  Call received from relator.
04/28/2026Call received  Call received from relator.
04/28/2026Case Record Filed  Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
04/28/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ben E. Keith Company, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
08/14/2026Case Abated CASE IS ABATED UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THIS COURT 
10/13/2026StatusStatus report due. 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Jones, Dianne K.Respondent 
Kinsey, LeilaReal Party in Interest Ms. Lara Hudgins Hollingsworth
Valerie Mosman
Mr. John D. Sloan Jr.
Ms. Dana Levy
Mr. Kirk L. Pittard
William Holman
Ms. Aditi Deal
Mr. Charles W. Waters
Ben E. Keith CompanyRelatorMs. Brittany Davis
Mr. James Christian Marrow
Mr. Craig Hubert Myers
Mr. Thomas C. Wright
Ms. Ashley Snell
Mr. Thomas W. Fee
Mejia, DiegoRelatorMr. James Christian Marrow
Ms. Brittany Davis
Mr. Thomas W. Fee
Mr. Craig Hubert Myers
Ms. Ashley Snell
Mr. Thomas C. Wright
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 03-11-26 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Cynthia Barbare 
Trial Court Information
County Court at Law No 4 
Dallas 
Honorable Dianne Kathryn Jones 
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