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No. 01-0870
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MARATHON CORPORATION D/B/A HONDA-SUZUKI NORTH v. JOHN PITZNER, A MENTALLY INCOMPETENT PERSON, BY AND THROUGH HIS NEXT FRIEND AND GUARDIAN, STEVEN PITZNER

The Court requested full merits briefing on January 14, 2002. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on May 22, 2003. It then denied rehearing on July 3, 2003 File Closed

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The Court has not issued any opinions in this case.

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:13th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed as Modified
COA Docket No.:13-98-00098-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA

Trial Court

Trial Court:370th District Court
County:Hidalgo
Trial Judge:Honorable Fernando G. Mancias
Trial Docket:C-3773-95-G

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2003-07-21 Case Stored  
2003-07-15 Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  
2003-07-15 Mandate issued  
2003-07-15 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the mandate date of a process  
2003-07-03 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed Denied
2003-06-10 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2003-06-10 Letter Filed  
2003-06-09 Letter Filed  
2003-06-05 Motion for Rehearing forwarded  
2003-06-05 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2003-06-05 Notice requesting filing fee  
2003-06-05 Motion for Rehearing  
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 59.1
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 59.1
2003-05-22 Opinion issued   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2003-05-22 Motion to strike disposed   Denied
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 59.1
2003-05-22 Per Curiam Opinion   Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2003-05-16 Notice received  
2003-05-07 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2003-03-27 Letter brief (Petitioner)  
  This case was pending on merits briefs between June 24, 2002 and March 27, 2003.  
2002-06-24 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2002-06-11 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2002-06-06 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2002-05-16 Letter Filed  
2002-04-04 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Form Letter sent in response to motion for extension of time
2002-04-03 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2002-04-03 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2002-03-20 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2002-03-01 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2002-03-01 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2002-02-13 Call received  
2002-02-13 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2002-01-30 Record Received (See Remarks)  
2002-01-14 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2002-01-14 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
2001-12-06 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2001-11-28 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-11-26 Motion to Strike filed  
2001-11-20 Case forwarded to Court
2001-11-19 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2001-11-05 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-10-19 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  
2001-10-19 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2001-09-18 Petition due  
2001-09-18 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2001-09-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
HONDA-SUZUKI NORTH
Mr. Clay E. Coalson
Petitioner
PITZNER, JOHN
Mr. Juan A. Magallanes
Respondent
MARATHON CORPORATION
Mr. Philip S. Gordon
Mr. Gregory T. Perkes
Mr. Rodney W. Sipes
Ms. Carolyn Berra
Petitioner
PITZNER, STEVE
Mr. Richard Otto Burst
Mr. Gilberto Hinojosa
Respondent
YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Mr. Robert L. Guerra
Other Interested Party
ENVIRONMENTAL COMFORT SYSTEMS
Mr. E. Thomas Bishop
Mr. Erik E. Ekvall
Other Interested Party
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER'S GROUP
Mr. Gerard Thomas Fazio
Other Interested Party

Amicus Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE C
Mr. Peter R. Meeker
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