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No. 02-0944
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IN RE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, L.L.C., SUCCESSOR TO BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DEL RIO TEST CENTER, INC., AND SMITHERS TRANSPORTATION TEST CENTER A/K/A SMITHERS TIRE AND AUTOMOTIVE TESTING OF TEXAS, INC.

The Court requested full merits briefing on December 17, 2002. The Court denied review of the petition on March 27, 2003. It then denied rehearing on June 5, 2003 File Closed

No Opinions

The Court has not issued any opinions in this case.

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:5th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Denied
COA Docket No.:05-02-01313-CV

Trial Court

Trial Court:116th District Court
County:Dallas
Trial Judge:Honorable Carlos Lopez
Trial Docket:02-02156-F, 02-03033

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2003-06-27 Case Stored  
2003-06-05 Motion for Rehearing - Disposed Denied
2003-05-30 Reply to Response (Relator)  
2003-05-27 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2003-05-22 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2003-05-21 Reply to Response (Relator)  
2003-05-19 Response to Motion filed  
2003-05-08 Corrected order issued   Issued
2003-05-05 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2003-04-14 Adoption by another party of brief already filed  
2003-04-11 Motion for Rehearing  
2003-04-11 Conditional motion for rehearing   mandamus
2003-04-11 Motion for Rehearing forwarded  
2003-04-03 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
2003-04-02 Response to Motion filed  
2003-04-02 Reply to Response (Respondent)  
2003-04-01 Miscellaneous Motion  
2003-03-27 Motion to Stay Disposed   dismissed as moot
2003-03-27 Motion for temporary relief disposed   dismissed as moot
2003-03-27 Motion to Abate disposed   dismissed as moot
2003-03-27 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed   Denied with Justice not sitting.
2003-03-19 Response to Motion filed  
2003-03-18 Call received  
2003-03-18 Reply Brief (Respondent)  
2003-03-17 Motion to Stay Filed  
2003-03-17 Motion to Abate filed  
2003-03-03 Reply to Response (Relator)  
2003-02-28 Correction filed (See Remarks)  
2003-02-27 Response to Motion filed  
2003-02-27 Call received  
2003-02-26 Call received  
2003-02-24 Call received  
2003-02-20 Motion for temporary relief  
2003-02-20 Reply Brief (Relator)  
2003-02-05 Appendix Filed (Respondent)  
2003-02-05 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2003-01-16 Brief on the Merits (Relator)  
2002-12-17 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2002-11-19 Notice of rehearing, etc.  
2002-11-06 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2002-10-28 Response to Petition (Relator)  
2002-10-24 Reply to Response (Respondent)  
2002-10-24 Motion for temporary relief disposed   Denied
2002-10-23 Reply to Response (Respondent)  
2002-10-23 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2002-10-21 Reply to Response (Relator)  
2002-10-21 Reply to Response (Relator)  
2002-10-17 Letter Filed  
2002-10-16 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Respondent)  
2002-10-16 Response to Motion filed  
2002-10-14 Call received  
2002-10-11 Appendix Filed (Relator)  
2002-10-11 Motion for temporary relief  
2002-10-11 Case Record Filed  
2002-10-11 Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator)  
2002-10-11 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
SARAH, GHAZAN
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
GONZALEZ, FLORENTINO ANTONIO
Ms. Cynthia Bodendieck Chapman
Respondent
GUERRA, REYNALDO
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
RODRIGUEZ, ROMULO
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
BELANDRIA, ADELINA DEL VALLE
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
SALUM, ANIBAL MURAD HABIB
Ms. Cynthia Bodendieck Chapman
Respondent
SARAH, ANA CAROLINA
Mr. Charles B. Musslewhite
Respondent
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Mr. Richard Harley Grafton
Mr. Michael W. Eady
Ms. Gaye L. Rothman
Mr. Juan Alcala
Relator
IBOR, MARIA
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
CAMPOFIORITO, ARNALDO DR.
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
ARIAS, JUAN RAMON LUGO
Mr. Juan A. Gonzalez
Intervenor
VENEGAS, ELIZABETH MARGARITA
Ms. Cynthia Bodendieck Chapman
Respondent
KISLINGER, ALEXANDER
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
YANEZ, GLADIS JOSEFINA MUNOZ D
Mr. Albert G. Valadez
Respondent
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AM
Ms. Tara Hanley Reynolds
Mr. H. Ronald Welsh
Ms. Marie R. Yeates
Mr. Alan B. Daughtry
Mr. Roddy L. Harrison
Mr. Robert M. Schick
Relator
MERCADO, MARIA MAYELA DE SALAZ
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
SANTANA, AIDALIS DEL CARMEN SC
Mr. Charles B. Musslewhite
Respondent
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC.
Mr. Knox D. Nunnally
Relator
CARDOZO, LILIA ESTHER GIMENEZ
Mr. Charles B. Musslewhite
Respondent
DE LARA, ANA GRACIELA ROSARIO
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
OCHOA, OLGA
Mr. Scott Warren Johnson
Respondent
CASTILLO, GUILLERMO S. HERNAND
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
ALCALA, ELIEZER CEBALLOS
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
Mr. Burgain G. Hayes
Mr. Trek C. Doyle
Ms. Mary R. Pawelek
Ms. Adina Chirogianis
Relator
SARAH, DANIEL
Mr. Eric D. Pearson
Respondent
BERNAL, EDITH LUZ DE
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
SARAH MIGUEL
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
SILVA, ANTONIO MEDINA
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
DE ABREU, ROSA DE ROSARIO ROM
Mr. Scott Warren Johnson
Respondent
FORT MOTOR COMPANY
Mr. Craig A. Morgan
Relator
MARIN, THOMAS RAFAEL AGUIL
Mr. Charles B. Musslewhite
Respondent
CEDENO, JESUS
Mr. Albert A. 'Beto' Munoz II
Respondent
RODRIGUEZ, JENNIFER CRISTINA P
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
MARTINEZ, JORGE LUIS HERNANDEZ
Mr. Richard A. Sayles
Respondent
PICHARDO, NELSON CANIZALES
Ms. Cynthia Bodendieck Chapman
Respondent
ROMAN, BULMARO GABRIEL ACU
Mr. Scott Warren Johnson
Respondent
SARAH, NADIA
Mr. Charles B. Musslewhite
Respondent
SARAH, JUAN CARLOS
Mr. Richard A. Sayles
Respondent
GHAZAN, DANIEL
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
SARAH, GEORGE DANIEL S.
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
DAYAH, ROBERTO SARAH
Mr. Richard A. Sayles
Respondent
MANJARRES, ROSALBA ISABEL RODR
Mr. Mitchell A. Toups
Respondent
SMITHERS TRANSPORTATION TEST
Mr. Steven David Jansma
Mr. John W. Weber Jr.
Relator
DEL RIO TEST CENTER, INC.
Mr. Jonathan Scott Miles
Mr. Mark G Sessions
Mr. Andrew L. Kerr
Relator
PEREZ, ABSOLON MARTINEZ
Mr. Albert A. 'Beto' Munoz II
Respondent
BELLORIN, CAROLINA PRU
Mr. Michael A. Caddell
Respondent
DOMINGUEZ, VICTOR MANUAL
Mr. Albert A. 'Beto' Munoz II
Respondent
PONTON, ALBERTO JAVIER
Mr. Richard A. Sayles
Respondent
SOTO, CARLOS EDUARDO CORDERO
Mr. Albert G. Valadez
Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
AMERICAN TORT REFORM ASSOCIATI
Mr. Manuel López
TEXAS CIVIL JUSTICE LEAGUE
Mr. P. Michael Jung
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