No. 17-0713
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LUIS GARCIA, ET AL. v. CITY OF WILLIS, LEONARD REED, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS [MAYOR] OF THE CITY OF WILLIS, JAMES NOWAK IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE CITY OF WILLIS, HECTOR FORESTIER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF WILLIS

Oral argument was held on November 1, 2018. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on May 3, 2019. It then denied rehearing on October 4, 2019 File Closed

Opinion

May 3, 2019

Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the Court.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	9th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Reverse & Render
COA Docket No.:	09-16-00164-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Leanne Johnson

Trial Court

Trial Court:	410th District Court
Trial Judge:	Honorable Jerry A. Sandel
Trial Docket:	16-01-00297-CV

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

August 31, 2018

October 12, 2018

May 3, 2019

October 4, 2019

Docket Entries

Date	Event	Outcome
2019-10-04	Motion for Rehearing - Disposed	Denied
2019-10-04	Mandate issued
	This case was waiting for a decision about a pending motion for rehearing between July 16, 2019 and October 4, 2019.
2019-07-16	Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed (Petitioner)
2019-07-03	Response to Motion filed
2019-06-10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2019-06-10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2019-05-31	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2019-05-21	Case forwarded to Court
2019-05-20	Motion for Rehearing
2019-05-03	Opinion issued	Court of appeals' judgment affirmed
2019-05-03	Motion to supplement disposed	Filing dismissed as moot
2019-05-03	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between March 4, 2019 and May 3, 2019.
2019-03-04	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between November 30, 2018 and March 4, 2019.
2018-11-30	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-28	Post submission brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-11-28	Post submission brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-11-27	Motion for Leave to File Post Submission disposed	Filing granted
2018-11-27	Motion for Leave to File Post Submission disposed	Filing granted
2018-11-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-26	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-26	Motion for leave to file post submission brief
2018-11-20	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-13	Motion for leave to file post submission brief
2018-11-12	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-11-05	Call received
2018-11-01	Oral argument
2018-10-29	Corrected Notice sent to all counsel
2018-10-29	Letter Filed
2018-10-26	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-10-26	Submission Schedule
2018-10-25	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-10-15	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-10-12	Motion to Argue disposed	Filing granted
2018-10-12	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-10-10	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-10-08	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-10-07	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-10-05	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-10-05	Motion to Argue filed
2018-10-03	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-10-03	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-08-31	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-08-31	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2018-08-31	Petition for Review granted
	This case was pending on merits briefs between June 20, 2018 and August 31, 2018.
2018-06-20	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2018-06-06	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2018-04-27	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2018-04-27	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2018-04-18	Case Record Filed
2018-04-16	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2018-03-19	Record Requested in Petition for Review
2018-03-16	Brief on the Merits Requested
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between January 16, 2018 and March 16, 2018.
2018-01-16	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2018-01-08	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2017-12-08	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2017-11-08	Supplement to document
2017-11-08	Motion to supplement filed
2017-10-10	Case forwarded to Court
2017-09-15	Supplemental appendix (Petitioner)
2017-09-05	Petition for Review (Petitioner)

Parties

Party

Counsel

Role

Forestier, Hector

Mr. Scott Bounds

Mr. Larry L. Foerster

Mr. Eric C. Farrar

Ms. Patricia LeCompte Hayden

Respondent

Garcia, Luis

Mr. Russell J. Bowman

Mr. Scott A. Stewart

Petitioner

Reed, Leonard

Mr. Eric C. Farrar

Mr. Larry L. Foerster

Mr. Scott Bounds

Ms. Patricia LeCompte Hayden

Respondent

City of Willis

Mr. Eric C. Farrar

Mr. Larry L. Foerster

Mr. Scott Bounds

Ms. Patricia LeCompte Hayden

Respondent

Nowak , James

Mr. Larry L. Foerster

Mr. Scott Bounds

Mr. Eric C. Farrar

Ms. Patricia LeCompte Hayden

Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae

Counsel

City of Haltom City

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Round Rock

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. James Donovan

City of Elgin

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Irving

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Watauga

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of El Paso

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Bastrop

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Longview

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Sugar Land

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. James Donovan

City of Amarillo

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

League City

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Killeen

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

State of Texas

Atty. Gen. W. Kenneth Paxton Jr.

Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer

Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins

Mr. Andrew B. Davis

City of Grand Prairie

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Richland Hills

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Balcones Heights

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Mesquite

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

City of Marshall

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

City of Denton

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Burleson

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Balch Springs

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of North Richland Hills

Mr. James Donovan

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

City of Hutto

Mr. Wayne K. Olson

Mr. George A. Staples Jr.

Mr. James Donovan

The City of Roanoke, Texas

Mr. Edwin P. Voss Jr.

The Town of Little Elm, Texas

Mr. Edwin P. Voss Jr.

Cox, Terry K.

Mr. Terry K. Cox

Banuelos, Morelia

Ms. Morelia Banuelos

Cook, Gregory Ronald

Mr. Gregory Ronald Cook

Fox, Jared

Mr. Jared Fox

Marshall, Todd B.

Mr. Todd B. Marshall

Stone & Stone Texas Lawyers

Mr. John D. Stone

Ms. Patricia A. Stone

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