No. 13-0499
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Oral argument was held on September 2, 2015. The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on December 4, 2015. It then denied rehearing on October 24, 2014 File Closed
Tracking 2 articles about this case.
August 31, 2015
from SCOTXblog
This article also mentions 6 other cases.
October 27, 2014
from SCOTXblog
The article also mentions:| Appellate District: | 5th Court of Appeals |
| Outcome Below: | "Denied" |
| COA Docket No.: | 05-13-00124-CV |
| Opinion Author: | Honorable Robert M. Fillmore |
| Trial Court: | 44th District Court |
| County: | Dallas |
| Trial Judge: | Honorable Carlos Raul Cortez |
| Trial Docket: | 08-13787 |
| Date | Event | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This case has been waiting for a possible rehearing motion. | |||
| 2016-01-15 | Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record | ||
| 2015-12-04 | Opinion issued | Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted | |
| This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between October 14, 2015 and December 4, 2015. | |||
| 2015-10-14 | Letter brief (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-10-05 | Post submission brief filed (Relator) | ||
| 2015-09-11 | Letter brief (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-09-02 | Oral argument | ||
| 2015-09-01 | Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-08-31 | Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-08-31 | Letter Filed | ||
| 2015-08-31 | Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-08-20 | Supplemental Letter Brief (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2015-07-20 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | ||
| 2015-07-20 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | ||
| 2015-07-03 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument | |
| This case was waiting for oral argument between March 13, 2015 and July 3, 2015. | |||
| 2015-03-13 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument | |
| 2015-03-13 | cause reinstated to active docket | ||
| 2015-03-13 | Abatement Order Lifted | ||
| 2015-03-03 | Status report filed | ||
| 2015-03-02 | Status report filed | ||
| This case was abated between November 21, 2014 and March 2, 2015. | |||
| 2014-11-21 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed | Matter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated | |
| 2014-11-21 | Motion to re-set submission date disposed | Filing granted | |
| 2014-11-21 | Motion to Expedite disposed | Denied | |
| 2014-11-21 | Order of the Court Issued | Matter in Supreme Court of Texas Abated | |
| 2014-11-18 | Response to Motion filed | ||
| 2014-11-17 | Call received | ||
| 2014-11-14 | Response to Motion filed | ||
| 2014-11-14 | Motion to re-set submission date filed. | ||
| 2014-11-13 | Motion to Expedite | ||
| 2014-11-13 | Call received | ||
| 2014-10-24 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed | Case set for oral argument | |
| 2014-10-24 | Mandamus Set to Argue | ||
| 2014-10-24 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus reinstated | ||
| 2014-10-24 | Previous Order of the Court withdrawn | ||
| 2014-10-24 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed | Filing granted | |
| 2014-10-24 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument | |
| 2014-10-17 | Reply to Response to Motion for Rehearing filed (Relator) | ||
| 2014-10-02 | Response to Motion for Rehearing (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2014-10-02 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | ||
| 2014-09-12 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | |
| 2014-09-12 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | ||
| 2014-09-05 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | ||
| 2014-08-26 | Case forwarded to Court | ||
| 2014-08-22 | Motion for Rehearing | ||
| 2014-07-21 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed | Filing granted | |
| 2014-07-18 | Response to Motion filed | ||
| 2014-07-17 | Phone call from Clerk's Office | ||
| 2014-07-17 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing | ||
| 2014-06-19 | Response to Motion filed | ||
| 2014-06-19 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed | Filing granted | |
| 2014-06-18 | Electronic communication sent to Party | ||
| 2014-06-18 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing | ||
| 2014-06-06 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed | Denied | |
| This case was pending on merits briefs between March 17, 2014 and June 6, 2014. | |||
| 2014-03-17 | Reply Brief (Relator) | ||
| 2014-02-14 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | |
| 2014-02-14 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | ||
| 2014-02-06 | Brief on the Merits (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2013-12-30 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | |
| 2013-12-30 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Response | ||
| 2013-12-18 | Brief on the Merits (Relator) | ||
| 2013-11-15 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | |
| 2013-11-15 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | ||
| 2013-10-18 | Brief on the Merits Requested | ||
| 2013-10-01 | Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator) | ||
| 2013-09-09 | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest) | ||
| 2013-08-09 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | ||
| 2013-07-09 | Case forwarded to Court | ||
| 2013-07-02 | Sealed document filed in case | ||
| 2013-07-01 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator) |
| Party | Counsel | Role | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSR Corporation |
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Relator | |||||||||
| Siegmund, Andreas |
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Other Interested Party | |||||||||
| Inppamet S.A. |
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Real Party In Interest |
| Amicus Curiae | Counsel | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eads, Linda S. |
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This mandamus petition concerns a trial court's order disqualifying counsel for gathering information from a high-ranking former employee of the opposing party who was involved both in the facts of the case and, as a financial manager, of overseeing paying the lawyers involved in the case.
The dispute involves whether the sort of disqualification that attaches when a law firm hires a legal-services professional like a paralegal from the other side should also attach when the firm gets information from an employee who was involved in a larger "litigation team." The petition urges that this would chill the informal fact-finding that trial counsel are permitted to do of former employees.
The Court granted rehearing of its previous denial of this mandamus petition and has set this case for oral argument.
