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STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. AND WENDY GRAMM v. ALICIA LOPEZ, ADAN MUNOZ, JR., JUAN LLANES, DIANA MORENO, AND ALBERT ALANIZ, ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF A CLASS

Oral argument was held on April 14, 2004. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on December 3, 2004. It then denied rehearing on May 8, 2003 File Closed

Opinion

December 3, 2004

Oneill
Jefferson
Hecht
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Wainwright
Brister

Justice O'Neill delivered the opinion of the Court opinion of the Court PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:13th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:13-99-00814-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable FEDERICO G. HINOJOSA

Trial Court

Trial Court:332nd District Court
County:Hidalgo
Trial Judge:Honorable Mario E. Ramirez
Trial Docket:C-5555-98-F

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2005-01-28 Case Stored  
2005-01-21 Mandate issued  
2004-12-03 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record Issued
2004-12-03 Opinion issued Court of Appeals' judgment reversed and remanded to trial court
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between May 5, 2004 and December 3, 2004.  
2004-05-05 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2004-05-04 Post submission brief filed (Petitioner)  
2004-04-14 Oral argument  
2004-03-30 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2004-03-19 Set for Submission   Case set for oral argument
2004-03-19 Abatement Order Lifted  
2004-03-19 Case set for oral argument  
2004-03-11 Status report filed (Petitioner)  
2004-03-11 Additional citations received. (Petitioner)  
2004-02-13 Abatement Order Issued   Issued
2004-02-11 Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  
  This case was waiting for oral argument between December 15, 2003 and February 11, 2004.  
2003-12-15 Reply brief filed (Petitioner)  
2003-12-11 Brief filed (Respondent)  
2003-12-08 Brief filed (Petitioner)  
2003-12-03 Letter Filed  
2003-12-01 Document received (See Remarks) (Respondent)  
2003-11-26 Motion for extension of time to file brief. (Petitioner)  
2003-11-26 Motion for Extension of Time disposed. (Petitioner)   Filing granted
2003-11-19 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2003-11-19 Supreme Court requests parties to file additonal briefs  
2003-10-07 Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks  
2003-10-06 Oral argument re-set to another date  
2003-10-06 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2003-10-03 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.
2003-10-03 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Filing granted
2003-09-30 Additional cites or additional authorities (Petitioner)  
2003-09-17 Miscellaneous motion filed. (Petitioner)  
2003-09-17 Miscellaneous motion filed. (Petitioner)  
2003-09-10 Additional cites or additional authorities (Petitioner)  
2003-07-24 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submission date of a process  
2003-07-24 Set for Submission  
2003-07-24 Amount of time allotted for oral argument.  
  This case was waiting for a possible rehearing motion between May 14, 2003 and July 24, 2003.  
2003-05-14 Electronic copies of brief posted to website (Petitioner)  
2003-05-14 Electronic copies of brief posted to website (Petitioner)  
2003-05-08 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-08 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-08 Previous opinion withdrawn   Withdrawn
2003-05-08 Previous Order of the Court withdrawn  
2003-05-08 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-08 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2003-05-08 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed   Filing granted
  This case was waiting for a decision about a pending motion for rehearing between December 17, 2002 and May 8, 2003.  
2002-12-17 Response to Motion for Rehearing (Respondent)  
2002-12-03 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2002-11-15 Motion for Rehearing - Filed  
2002-11-15 Motion for Rehearing forwarded  
2002-10-31 Petition for Review disposed   m/l/f pet writ mand dismissed woj
2002-10-31 Per Curiam Opinion   Issued
  This case was pending on merits briefs between December 4, 2001 and October 31, 2002.  
2001-12-04 Reply brief filed (Petitioner)  
2001-11-29 Additional cites or additional authorities (Respondent)  
2001-11-19 Brief filed (Respondent)  
2001-11-09 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2001-11-08 Certification (various) in case received (Respondent)  
2001-11-08 Motion for extension of time to file brief. (Respondent)  
2001-11-08 Record Received (See Remarks)  
2001-10-19 Brief filed (Petitioner)  
2001-10-19 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-10-17 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-09-19 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
2001-09-19 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2001-09-18 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-08-02 Reply filed (Petitioner)  
2001-07-31 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2001-07-27 Brief received  
2001-07-26 Phone call from Clerk's Office (Respondent)  
2001-07-26 list missing briefs when case is separated(remarks (Respondent)  
2001-07-24 Case forwarded to Court
2001-07-20 Response to Petition for Review filed (Respondent)  
2001-06-18 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  
2001-06-18 Petition for Review filed (Petitioner)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
MORENO, DIANA
Mr. Ramon Garcia
Respondent
MUNOZ, JR., ADAN
Ms. Katie Pearson Klein
Respondent
GRAMM, WENDY
Mr. P. M. Schenkkan
Mr. William W. Dibrell
Petitioner
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO. INS. C
Mr. William Gerow Christian
Mr. Gary Gurwitz
Mr. John J. 'Mike' McKetta III
Petitioner
ALANIZ, ALBERT
Mr. Adam Poncio
Respondent
LLANES, JUAN
Mr. William D. Mount Jr.
Respondent
LOPEZ, ALICIA
Mr. Roy S. Dale
Respondent

Amicus Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
Ms. Sara Scribner
Ms. Karen Pettigrew
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