Supreme Court

Case: 26-0678    
26-0678
06/29/2026
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
IN RE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, MAYOR PAULETTE GUAJARDO, AND PHILLIP RAMIREZ 
 
Appellate Briefs
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Description▲▼RemarksDocument
08/26/2026Supplement to Petition filedRelator Supplement to  Mandamus filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
08/25/2026Appendix FiledReal Parties in Interest Real Party in Interest's Appendix to the Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ajit David.
08/25/2026Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus FiledReal Parties in Interest Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ajit David.
06/29/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus filedRelator Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
Case Events
Date▲▼Event Type▲▼Disposition▲▼RemarksDocument
09/01/2026Supplement to Motion filed  Supplement to Real Party in Interest's Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Ajit David.
09/01/2026Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  Exhibits to Real Party in Interest's response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ajit David.
09/01/2026Notice received  Notice of Filing filed on behalf of Ajit David.
09/01/2026Case forwarded to Court 
08/31/2026Phone call from Clerk's Office  Called made to Real Party in Interest Ajit David's counsel regarding status of response to Opposed Motion to Dismiss.
08/31/2026Phone call from Clerk's Office  Called made to Real Party in Interest Ajit David's counsel regarding status of response to Opposed Motion to Dismiss.
08/31/2026Motion to dismiss  Real Party in Interest's Opposed Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Ajit David.
08/28/2026Reply to Response to Motion  Reply in Support of Supplemental Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Philip Ramirez and Elevate QOF, LLC.
08/28/2026Call received  Relator Philip Ramirez's counsel called to inform the Court that they will be filing a reply to the response to the motion to stay shortly.
08/27/2026Response to Motion filed  Response to Supplemental Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi.  
08/26/2026Call received  Relator Philip Ramirez's counsel called to inform the Court he plans to file a Supplement to the Petition for Writ of Mandamus in light of post-petition events.
08/26/2026Supplement to Petition filed  Supplement to  Mandamus filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
08/26/2026Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record  Supplement to Mandamus Record filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
08/25/2026Appendix Filed  Real Party in Interest's Appendix to the Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ajit David.
08/25/2026Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed  Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Ajit David.
08/24/2026Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi.
08/21/2026Substitution of Counsel  Substitution of Counsel filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi.
08/21/2026Motion to Stay Filed   Supplemental Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Philip Ramirez and Elevate QOF, LLC.
08/21/2026Call received  Call received from Relator informing the Court of a forthcoming emergency motion for temporary relief.
07/30/2026Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposedFiling granted Motion for Extension of Time to file Response granted. Response is due August 25, 2026. Further requests for extensions of time for this filing will be disfavored.
07/29/2026Motion 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 Ajit David.
07/06/2026Call received  Call received from Relator's counsel regarding the Emergency Motion to Stay.
07/06/2026Supreme Court of Texas Ordered Response  Court ordered response to petition for writ of mandamus due no later than August 5, 2026.
07/06/2026Call received  Call received from relator regarding status of motion to stay.
07/06/2026Stay Order issued 
07/06/2026Motion to Stay DisposedFiling granted Relators' Emergency Motion for Temporary Relief granted
07/01/2026Response to Motion filed  Response to Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Ajit David.
06/30/2026Letter Filed  Letter filed on behalf of Ajit David.
06/29/2026Case Record Filed  Mandamus Record filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
06/29/2026Motion to Stay Filed   Emergency Motion to Stay filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
06/29/2026Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed  Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of City of Corpus Christi, et al.
Calendars
Set Date▲▼Calendar Type▲▼Reason Set▲▼Remarks▲▼
07/06/2026Stay issued.Stay order issued 
08/21/2026Motion being reviewed by CourtMotion to stay2nd Emergency Motion to Stay
08/31/2026Motion being reviewed by CourtMotion to dismiss 
09/01/2026Work-Up by Staff / Review by JusticesUnder Review 
Parties
Party▲▼Party Type▲▼Representative▲▼
Ramirez, PhillipRelatorMr. Craig T. Enoch
Mr. Jeffrey Lehrman  
Mr. John R. Johnson II
David, AjitReal Party in Interest Mr. Roger B. Borgelt
Mr. Douglas A. Allison
City of Corpus ChristiRelatorStephen McMains
Elevate QOF, LLCReal Party in Interest Mr. Jeffrey J. Lehrman
Mr. Craig T. Enoch
Mr. George Denwel Barre
Guajardo, PauletteRelatorMr. John T. Flood
Stephen Dockery
Marshall Gardner
Mr. James F. McKibben Jr.
Watts, SandraRespondentThe Honorable Sandra Watts
Court of Appeals Information:
Denied 
___ SW3d ___, 05-19-26 
13th Court of Appeals 
Honorable Ysmael Fonseca 
Trial Court Information
County Court at Law No 3 
Nueces 
Honorable Deeanne Scoboda Galvan 
2024CCV-61174-3