Opinions

Justice Willett delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Johnson, Justice Guzman, Justice Devine, and Justice Brown joined. PDF

Justice Boyd delivered a concurring opinion, in which Justice Lehrmann joined.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument | Video PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	4th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Denied
COA Docket No.:	04-15-00231-CV
Opinion Author:	Per Curiam

Trial Court

Trial Court:	225th District Court
County:	Bexar
Trial Judge:	Honorable Peter Sakai
Trial Docket:	2012-CI-03086

Date	Event	Outcome
2017-07-28	Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record
2017-06-26	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2017-06-16	Opinion issued	Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted
2017-06-16	Concurring Opinion issued.	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between March 23, 2017 and June 16, 2017.
2017-03-23	Oral argument
2017-03-22	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Real Parties in Interest)
2017-03-21	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Relator)
2017-03-03	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2017-02-28	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2017-02-17	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2017-02-17	Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed	Case set for oral argument
2017-02-17	Mandamus Set to Argue
	This case was pending on merits briefs between September 15, 2016 and February 17, 2017.
2016-09-15	Reply Brief (Relator)
2016-08-11	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2016-08-09	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2016-08-01	Brief on the Merits (Real Parties in Interest)
2016-07-14	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2016-07-14	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2016-06-27	Brief on the Merits (Relator)
2016-05-27	Brief on the Merits Requested
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between March 17, 2016 and May 27, 2016.
2016-03-17	Reply to Response (Relator)
2016-02-26	Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)
2016-01-21	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2016-01-21	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2016-01-08	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2015-11-24	Case forwarded to Court
2015-11-17	Case Record Filed
2015-11-17	Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator)

Party	Counsel	Role
5D Water Resources, LLC f/k/a Davenport Oper., LLC	Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Davenport, Dean	Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Blue Gold Development, LLC	Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Brett David Kutnick Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Dietzmann, Blake	Ms. Nissa M. Dunn Mr. Brian Lee Lewis Mr. Ricardo G. Cedillo Mr. Brendan K. McBride Mr. L. J. Strieber Mr. Mark W. Kiehne	Real Party In Interest
5D Drilling and Pump Service, Inc. f/k/a Davenport Drilling & Pump Service, Inc.	Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Water Exploration Co., Ltd.	Mr. Joseph B. Morris Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Water Investment Leasing Company, LLC	Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Brett David Kutnick Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
WAD, Inc.	Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Harry Paul Susman Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Joseph B. Morris Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Blue Gold Resources Management, LLC	Mr. Brett David Kutnick Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Harry Paul Susman Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Blue Gold Properties, LLC	Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Harry Paul Susman Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Mr. Joseph B. Morris Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Dillon Water Resources, Ltd.	Ms. Kristen Schlemmer Mr. Brett David Kutnick Mr. Elliott S. Cappuccio Ms. Deborah G. Hankinson Mr. Joseph B. Morris Mr. Alexander Lyle Kaplan Mr. Harry Paul Susman Ms. Leslie S. Hyman	Relator
Hall, Tom	Mr. Brian Lee Lewis Ms. Nissa M. Dunn Mr. Ricardo G. Cedillo Mr. L. J. Strieber Mr. Brendan K. McBride Mr. Mark W. Kiehne	Real Party In Interest
Thomas C. Hall, P.C.	Ms. Nissa M. Dunn Mr. Ricardo G. Cedillo Mr. Brendan K. McBride Mr. Brian Lee Lewis Mr. L. J. Strieber Mr. Mark W. Kiehne	Real Party In Interest