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No. 02-1061
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FORT WORTH OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL, INC., D/B/A OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER OF TEXAS, CRAIG SMITH, D.O., AND REID CULTON, D.O. v. TARA REESE AND DONNIE REESE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF CLARENCE CECIL REESE

Oral argument was held on October 8, 2003. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on August 27, 2004. It then denied rehearing on December 3, 2004 File Closed

Opinions

August 27, 2004

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Opinion of the Court delivered by Chief Justice Phillips PDF

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Dissenting opinion delivered by Justice Smith PDF

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Concurring opinion delivered by Justice O'Neill PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:2nd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Aff'd/Rev'd/Remanded
COA Docket No.:02-01-00108-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable DAVID L. RICHARDS

Trial Court

Trial Court:17th District Court
County:Tarrant
Trial Judge:Honorable Fred E. Davis
Trial Docket:17-181190-99

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2005-01-03 Notice received  
2004-12-21 Case Stored  
2004-12-09 Mandate issued  
2004-12-03 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Denied with Justice not sitting.
  This case was waiting for a decision about a pending motion for rehearing between September 14, 2004 and December 3, 2004.  
2004-09-14 Motion for Rehearing  
2004-09-14 Case forwarded to Court
2004-08-27 Dissenting opinion issued. Issued
2004-08-27 Opinion issued Court of Appeals' judgment affirm and reverse in part; remand to court of appeals
2004-08-27 Concurring Opinion issued. Issued
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between October 28, 2003 and August 27, 2004.  
2003-10-28 Motion for Leave to File Post Submission disposed   Filing granted
2003-10-24 Post submission brief filed (Respondent)  
2003-10-24 Motion for leave to file post submission brief  
2003-10-17 Letter Received  
2003-10-14 Motion for Leave to File Post Submission disposed   Filing granted
2003-10-14 Motion for leave to file post submission brief  
2003-10-14 Post submission brief filed (Petitioner)  
2003-10-09 Motion for leave to file brief disposed   Filing granted
2003-10-09 Motion for leave to file brief disposed   Filing granted
2003-10-08 Oral argument  
2003-10-07 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2003-10-07 Response to Motion filed  
2003-10-07 Motion for leave to file brief  
2003-10-06 Additional cites or additional authorities  
2003-10-03 Motion for leave to file brief  
2003-10-03 Supplemental Brief filed (Petitioner)  
  This case was waiting for oral argument between July 24, 2003 and October 3, 2003.  
2003-07-24 Set for Submission  
2003-07-24 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submission date of a process  
2003-07-24 Amount of time allotted for oral argument.  
2003-06-12 Motion to dismiss disposed   Filing granted
2003-06-12 Petition for Review disposed   Dismissed
2003-06-12 Petition for Review disposed   Dismissed
2003-06-12 Petition for Review disposed   Dismissed
2003-06-03 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2003-06-02 Motion to dismiss application for writ of error  
2003-05-30 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2003-05-30 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-22 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-04-14 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2003-03-28 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2003-03-10 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2003-02-18 Record Received (See Remarks)  
2003-02-10 Additional cites or additional authorities  
2003-02-07 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2003-02-07 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between December 10, 2002 and February 7, 2003.  
2002-12-10 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2002-12-10 Case forwarded to Court
2002-11-20 Letter Filed  
2002-11-12 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  
2002-11-12 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2002-11-08 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2002-11-08 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
CULTON, D.O., REID
Mr. Craig M. Price
Petitioner
REESE, DONNIE
Mr. Bernard R. Suchocki
Respondent
SMITH, D.O., CRAIG
Mr. Karen D. Williams
Petitioner
REESE, TARA
Mr. Jerry D. Bullard
Respondent
REESE, ESTATE OF CECIL CLARENC
Mr. Scott A. Cummings
Respondent
BEALS, D.O., ROBERTA J.
Mr. R. Bruce Moon
Mr. Brian J. Brandstetter
Mr. Robert Neal McGehee
Petitioner
OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL/MEDICAL
Mr. E. Earl Harcrow
Petitioner
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