Supreme Court

Case: 26-0547    
26-0547
05/28/2026
Petition for Review under Tex. R. App. P. 53.1
PAUL PANZA AND NICHOLAS RESIDENTIAL LLC 
AJAY AJMERA, AS TRUSTEE OF THE AJAY AJMERA LIVING TRUST, ASHWIN D. PATEL, PAUL M. LARSON, LORI G. LARSON, VIDYA BYANNA AS TRUSTEE OF THE VIDYA BYANNA LIVING TRUST, RITESH DARJI AS TRUSTEE OF THE RITESH DARJI LIVING TRUST, ALOK VARDYA AS TRUSTEE OF THE ALOK VARDYA LIVING TRUST, ROBERT F. SULLIVAN AS TRUSTEE OF THE ROBERT F. SULLIVAN LIVING TRUST, LMN REAL ESTATE, INC., NAVIN VARDYA, YURI PITKO, KRISTIAN BURKHARDT, MELISSA BURKHARDT, SMITA VARDYA, ANAYA VARDYA, ET AL. 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
07/15/2026Reply to Response to Petition filed Petitioner Reply to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Paul Panza and Nicholas Residential LLC.
07/06/2026Response to PetitionRespondent Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ajay Ajmera, et al.
05/28/2026Petition for ReviewPetitioner Petition for Review filed on behalf of Paul Panza and Nicholas Residential LLC.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
07/15/2026Reply to Response to Petition filed   Reply to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Paul Panza and Nicholas Residential LLC.
07/06/2026Response to Petition  Response to Petition for Review filed on behalf of Ajay Ajmera, et al.
06/05/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for review due no later than July 6, 2026.
06/03/2026Notice from Counsel of a change in address  Notice of Change in Firm Name filed on behalf of Counsel for Paul Panza, et al.
06/02/2026Case forwarded to Court 
05/28/2026Petition for Review  Petition for Review filed on behalf of Paul Panza and Nicholas Residential LLC.
05/28/2026Clerk's Record 
05/28/2026Court reporter/recorder's record 
05/28/2026Court reporter/recorder's record 
05/28/2026Clerk's Record 
05/28/2026Clerk's Record 
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
06/02/2026Work-Up by Staff / Review by JusticesUnder Review 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Wiemann, MichaelRespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Patel, Pratibha N.RespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Pitko, YuriRespondentJoseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Walker, MichaelOther interested party Mr. Robert Alan Blackwell
Paul Panza and Nicholas Residential LLCPetitionerChristopher Pace
Mr. Geoffrey Scott Harper
Matthew Wurst
Michael Woodrum
Mr. Robert C. Wiegand
Ms. Melissa Swindle
Claire Walsh
Burkhardt, MelissaRespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Vardya, SmitaRespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
IRA Services Trust Co. CFBO Don McMillan IRARespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Alati, TonyRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Agrawal, NitinRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Goobie, Roger B.RespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Desai, TusarRespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Muddapu, BalaramRespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Larson, Lori G.RespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Burkhardt, KristianRespondentJoseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Vidya Byanna as Trustee of the Vidya Byanna Living TrustRespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Patel, JayeshRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Patel, Prashant V.RespondentJoseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Vardya, AnayaRespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Ritesh Darji as Trustee of the Ritesh Darji Living Trust RespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
IRA Services Trust Co. CFBO Ajay Sharma IRARespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Larson, Paul M.RespondentJoseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Ajay Ajmera, as Trustee of the Ajay Ajmera Living TrustRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Patel, Ashwin D.RespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Kohli, CandiceRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Alok Vardya as Trustee of the Alok Vardya Living TrustRespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Vardya, SureshRespondentGrey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
LMN Real Estate, Inc.RespondentJoseph Simmons
Grey Giddens
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Jhangiani, LalitRespondentMr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Malhotra, AshawaniRespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Joseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Patel, Sharad RespondentJoseph Simmons
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Grey Giddens
Vardya, NavinRespondentGrey Giddens
Mr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Joseph Simmons
Robert F. Sullivan as Trustee of the Robert F. Sullivan Living Trust RespondentMr. Barton Wayne Cox
Mr. James V. Leito IV
Grey Giddens
Joseph Simmons
Court of Appeals Information:
Dismissed 
___ SW3d ___, 04-13-2026 
5th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Nancy Elizabeth Kennedy 
Trial Court Information
160th District Court 
Dallas 
Honorable Aiesha Redmond 
DC-24-16945