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No. 02-0348
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SAN ANTONIO STATE HOSPITAL v. KIMBERLY COWAN, ET AL.

Oral argument was held on February 12, 2003. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on January 9, 2004. File Closed

Opinion

January 9, 2004

Hecht

Opinion of the Court by Justice Hecht PDF

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:4th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:04-01-00408-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable PHIL HARDBERGER

Trial Court

Trial Court:225th District Court
County:Bexar
Trial Judge:
Trial Docket:98-CI-15327

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2004-02-24 Case Stored  
2004-02-24 Mandate issued  
2004-01-09 Opinion issued Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2004-01-09 Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between August 29, 2003 and January 9, 2004.  
2003-08-29 Additional cites or additional authorities  
2003-08-29 Designation of Lead Counsel  
  This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between February 12, 2003 and August 29, 2003.  
2003-02-12 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submitted date of a process  
2003-02-12 Created for Data Conversion -- an event inserted to correspond to the submission date of a process  
2003-02-12 Oral argument  
2003-02-07 Notice received  
2003-01-23 Designation of Lead Counsel  
2003-01-22 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2003-01-14 Additional cites or additional authorities  
2002-12-06 Correction filed (See Remarks)  
2002-12-05 Additional cites or additional authorities  
2002-12-02 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2002-11-26 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2002-11-26 Electronic copies of brief posted to website  
2002-11-21 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2002-11-21 Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2002-11-21 Amount of time allotted for oral argument.  
2002-11-21 Set for Submission  
2002-10-24 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2002-10-14 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2002-09-23 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2002-08-27 Record Received (See Remarks)  
2002-08-23 Record Requested in Petition for Review  
2002-08-23 Brief on the Merits Requested  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between June 17, 2002 and August 23, 2002.  
2002-06-17 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2002-06-11 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2002-06-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2002-06-05 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2002-05-21 Case forwarded to Court
2002-05-21 Response to petition, motion, etc. due  
2002-05-21 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2002-05-20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2002-04-19 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  
2002-04-19 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
SAN ANTONIO STATE HOSPITAL
Honorable Greg Abbott
Mr. Howard G. Baldwin
Mr. Jeffrey S. Boyd
Justice John Cornyn
Mr. Philip A. Lionberger
Ms. Julie Caruthers Parsley
Ms. Lisa Royce Eskow
Mr. Joseph David 'Jody' Hughes
Petitioner
COWAN III, JAMES (MINOR)
Mr. Bill D. Blanton
Respondent
COWAN, AUSTIN (MINOR)
Mr. Bill D. Blanton
Respondent
COWAN, KARINDA (MINOR)
Mr. Bill D. Blanton
Respondent
COWAN, KIMBERLY
Mr. Alex M. Miller
Ms. Sandra Helena Wadiche
Mr. Richard W. Hunnicutt III
Mr. A. Wayne Wright
Respondent
ESTATE OF JAMES ROY COWAN
Mr. Bill D. Blanton
Respondent
COWAN, NATHANIEL (MINOR)
Mr. Bill D. Blanton
Respondent
REMO, R.N., DONNA
Mr. Jeffrey D. Janota
Other Interested Party
WILLIAMS, M.D., THOMAS H.
Mr. Greg Halbrook
Other Interested Party
RAMSEY, R.N., MAE KATHERINE
Mr. Jeffrey D. Janota
Other Interested Party
SOLER, M.D., JAMES E.
Ms. Cherie Kay Batsel
Other Interested Party
SANCHEZ, ARTHUR
Mr. Jeffrey D. Janota
Other Interested Party
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