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No. 04-0270
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IN RE U.S. SILICA COMPANY AND AMFELS, INC.

The Court requested full merits briefing on April 27, 2004. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on February 11, 2005. File Closed

Opinion

February 11, 2005

Percuriam

Per Curiam Opinion PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:13th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Denied
COA Docket No.:13-04-00064-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Nelda V. Rodriguez

Trial Court

Trial Court:197th District Court
County:Cameron
Trial Judge:Honorable Migdalia Lopez
Trial Docket:2003-05-2771-C

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2005-04-07 Case Stored  
2005-04-04 Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  
2005-03-10 Letter Received  
2005-02-11 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 52.8(c)
2005-02-11 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed   Petition granted pursuant to TRAP 52.8(c)
2005-02-11 Opinion issued   Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted
2005-02-11 MANDAMUS GRANT - 52.8
2005-02-09 Letter Filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2005-02-09 Phone call from Clerk's Office (Real Parties in Interest)  
2005-02-04 Letter brief (Real Parties in Interest)  
2005-01-18 Letter Received (Relator)  
2005-01-04 Status report filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
  This case was pending on merits briefs between August 25, 2004 and January 4, 2005.  
2004-08-25 Notice from Counsel of a change in address (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-08-03 Reply brief filed (Relator)  
2004-07-19 Brief filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-06-28 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record (Relator)  
2004-06-28 Brief filed (Relator)  
2004-05-26 Motion for Extension of Time disposed. (Relator)   Filing granted
2004-05-24 Motion for extension of time to file brief. (Relator)  
2004-05-03 Response to Motion filed (Relator)  
2004-04-27 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2004-04-27 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2004-04-27 Notice requesting filing fee  
2004-04-27 Miscellaneous motion filed. (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-26 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-15 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-14 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-13 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-12 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-12 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-09 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-09 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-09 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-07 Motion to Stay Disposed Filing granted
2004-04-07 Stay Order issued   Issued
2004-04-05 Second Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2004-04-05 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-05 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-02 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-02 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-01 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-04-01 Notice requesting filing fee  
2004-04-01 Adoption by another party of brief already filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-03-31 Supplement to Response (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-03-29 Amended Certificate (Relator)  
2004-03-29 Supplemental appendix (Relator)  
2004-03-26 Call received (Relator)  
2004-03-26 Phone call from Clerk's Office (Relator)  
2004-03-26 Reply filed (Relator)  
2004-03-25 Response to Motion filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2004-03-25 Call received (Relator)  
2004-03-24 Call received  
2004-03-23 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2004-03-23 Appendix Filed (Relator)  
2004-03-23 Motion to Stay Filed (Relator)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
U.S. Silica Company
Mr. Henry S. Platts Jr.
Mr. David C. Garza
Mr. David E. Sharp
 Relator
Amfels, Inc.
Mr. Keith N. Uhles
Mr. Chester J. Makowski
 Relator
Moldex-Metric, Inc.
Mr. Kent M. Adams
Ms. Ellen G. Reynard
 Real Party In Interest
Hanson Aggregates, Inc.
Mr. Thomas B. Taylor
 Real Party In Interest
C & STransportation Services Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey D. Roerig
Ms. Angela Clanton
Ms. Cynthia Hardy Smith
 Real Party In Interest
Ransburg Corporaation
Mr. Michael Ray Walzel
 Real Party In Interest
J. Ray McDermott, Inc.
Ms. Sharla J. Frost
Mr. James H. Powers
Ms. Karen M. Alvarado
 Real Party In Interest
Bacou-Dalloz Safety, Inc.
Mr. Douglas T. Gosda
Mr. Jack B. Manning
Mr. William J. Cozort Jr.
 Real Party In Interest
Shell Oil Company
Mr. Robert G. 'Bob' Newman
Gerry Lowery
Mr. Cortlan Howard Maddux
 Real Party In Interest
Pangborn Corporation
Ms. Deborah A. Newman
Mr. Roger Henry Nebel
 Real Party In Interest
Thorstenberg Materials Company and Ideal Basic Industries
Mr. Edward J. Hennessy
 Real Party In Interest
E.D. Bullard Company
Mr. Steve A. Bryant
 Real Party In Interest
Fairmont Minerals, LTD.
Mr. Jeff Shaver
 Real Party In Interest
Ameron International Corporation
Mr. Robert G. 'Bob' Newman
 Real Party In Interest
Sullair Corporation
Mr. Rex N. Leach
Mr. Willard M. Tinsley
 Real Party In Interest
Epsey Silica Sand Company Inc.
Mr. Clarence Thomas Valentine Jr.
Mr. James Odis Blackwell III
 Real Party In Interest
Keppel Corporation Limited
Mr. Ewing Edben Sikes III
 Real Party In Interest
Arco Oil and Gas Co.
Mr. Jeffery Keith Gordon
 Real Party In Interest
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
Mr. Chris C. Pappas
Mr. James Vincent Hewitt
Mr. Alan H. Marks
Mr. George J. Kacal
Ms. Amy Dunn Taylor
 Real Party In Interest
Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp.
Mr. Clinton Eugene Phillips
 Real Party In Interest
American Optical Corporation
Mr. Jerry C. Parker
 Real Party In Interest
Norton Company
Mr. Charles Christopher Groves
Mr. Terence M. Murphy
 Real Party In Interest
Pro-Tech Respirators Inc.
Cathryn A. Schlesinger
Mr. Frank N. Luccia
 Real Party In Interest
Union Pacific Railroad
Mr. Robert Patrick Rodriguez
 Real Party In Interest
Schramm Inc.
Mr. Jeffrey D. Roberts
 Real Party In Interest
Kelco Sales & Engineering Co., a Division of Polley, Inc.
Mr. Ryan A. Beason
 Real Party In Interest
3M
Mr. Curt Webb
Mr. Norton A. Colvin Jr.
Mr. Robert Patrick Rodriguez
 Real Party In Interest
Specialty Sand Company
Ms. Pamela Jean Neale Williams
 Real Party In Interest
Clemco Industries, Inc.
Mr. Paul J. Holmes
 Real Party In Interest
P.K. Lindsay Co.
Ms. Pamela Jean Neale Williams
 Real Party In Interest
Dependable Abrasivies, Inc.
Mr. Joe Michael Dodson
 Real Party In Interest
Davila, Margarito
Mr. Harold Hudson Henley
Mr. Geoffrey Justin Henley
 Real Party In Interest
Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands, Inc.
Mr. Thomas B. Taylor
 Real Party In Interest
Sanstrom, Inc. and Air Liquide USA
Mr. Hubert Oxford III
 Real Party In Interest
Southern Silica of Louisana, Inc.
Mr. Robert J. Rose Sr.
 Real Party In Interest
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation
Mr. Dale Marett Holidy
 Real Party In Interest
Louis M. Gerson Company, Inc.
Ms. Pamela Jean Neale Williams
Mr. William B. Coffey Jr.
 Real Party In Interest
Eastern Safety Equipment Company
Mr. Robert E. Thackston
Ms. Stephanie L. Spardone
 Real Party In Interest
Bob Schmidt, Inc.
Mr. Andrew S. Oretsky
 Real Party In Interest
Air Liquide USA, Inc.
Mr. Kenneth E. McKay
 Real Party In Interest
Empire Abrasuve Equipment Corporation
Mr. John R. Robinson
 Real Party In Interest
Vulcan Materials Company
Mr. W. Bruce Williams
 Real Party In Interest
Pauli & Griffin Company
Ms. Eva D. Geer
 Real Party In Interest
Ferro Corporation
Ms. Erin Patterson
 Real Party In Interest
Schmidt Mfg., Inc.
Mr. Andrew S. Oretsky
 Real Party In Interest
United Rentals (North America), Inc.
Mr. Gregory Michael Sullivan
Mr. John Duff Cleland
 Real Party In Interest
Quincy Compressor
Teri L. Danish
 Real Party In Interest
Lone Star Industries, Inc.
Mr. George J. Kacal
Mr. Chris C. Pappas
Mr. Jeffrey Boyd Lucas
 Real Party In Interest
Encon Safety Products
Mr. David Brill
 Real Party In Interest
Standard Sand & Silica Company
Mr. Shawn Robert Redman
Mr. Mark C. Clemer
 Real Party In Interest
Vallen Corporation
Mr. Boyd Wells
 Real Party In Interest
J-B Sand & Gravel
Mr. Patrick M. Martinez
 Real Party In Interest
Parmelee Industries, Inc.
Mr. Paul Oliver Wickes
Mr. Clinton David Howie
Mr. David Craig Landin
Ms. Lori Elliott Jarvis
 Real Party In Interest
Key Houston
Mr. R. Stephen Ferrell
 Real Party In Interest
The Gates Corporation
Mr. Anthony E. Pletcher
 Real Party In Interest
Big Three Industries, Inc.
Mr. Alan G Sampson
 Real Party In Interest
Sellstrom Mfg. Company
Mr. William C. Dowdy III
Ms. Cynthia Hardy Smith
Mr. Adam Tyler Fox
 Real Party In Interest
Ingersoll-Rand Company
Mr. Thomas W. Tardy III
Mr. John Philip Parsons
Mr. Michael Scott Pyle
 Real Party In Interest
Marathon Letourneau Offshore Company
Ms. Dulcie Green Wink
 Real Party In Interest
Badger Mining Corporation
Mr. Robert Patrick Rodriguez
Ms. Jennifer Bruch Hogan
Mr. Richard P. Hogan Jr.
 Real Party In Interest
Silicosis Plaintiffs
Mr. Armando Roberto Villalobos
Mr. Gilberto Hinojosa
Mr. Juan A. Magallanes
 Real Party In Interest
Ruemelin Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Ms. Lynne Miller Ford
 Real Party In Interest
Precision Packing Inc.
Mr. Richard Reyna
 Real Party In Interest
US Filter Surface Preparation Group
Mr. Andrew S. Oretsky
 Real Party In Interest
Custom Aggregates and Grinding Inc
Ms. Barbara Jane Barron
 Real Party In Interest
Scott Technologies Inc.
Mr. Carl Dawson
 Real Party In Interest
Clark Sand Company, Inc.
Mr. Hubert A. Crouch III
 Real Party In Interest
Hanson Aggregates West, Inc.
Mr. Charles A. Green
Mr. Timothy Dewayne Ammons
 Real Party In Interest
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