Opinions

Justice Busby delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, and Justice Bland joined, in Part III of which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, and Justice Blacklock joined, and in Parts I and II of which Justice Boyd joined. PDF

Justice Boyd delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. PDF

Chief Justice Hecht delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Green and Justice Blacklock joined. PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	5th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Affirmed
COA Docket No.:	05-15-01559-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Martin E. Richter

Trial Court

Trial Court:	160th District Court
County:	Dallas
Trial Judge:	Honorable James R. Jordan
Trial Docket:	DC-14-14838

Date	Event	Outcome
2020-07-16	Mandate issued
2020-06-12	Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered	Issued
2020-06-12	Concurring and Dissenting Opinion delivered	Issued
2020-06-12	Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued
2020-06-12	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
2020-06-12	Opinion issued	Court affirms in part and reverses in part CA judgment and remands to trial court
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between February 10, 2020 and June 12, 2020.
2020-02-10	Call received
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between December 3, 2019 and February 10, 2020.
2019-12-03	Oral argument
2019-12-02	Submission Schedule
2019-11-26	Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.	Filing granted
2019-11-21	Miscellaneous Motion
2019-11-14	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-11-07	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-11-06	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-11-01	Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.	Filing granted
2019-10-29	Miscellaneous Motion
2019-10-18	Amicus Curiae Brief received
	This case was waiting for oral argument between June 28, 2019 and October 18, 2019.
2019-06-28	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2019-06-28	Petition for Review granted
2019-06-28	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2019-06-24	Notice from attorney regarding vacation dates
	This case was pending on merits briefs between April 10, 2019 and June 24, 2019.
2019-04-10	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2019-04-04	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-04-04	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-03-05	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-03-04	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2019-02-19	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2019-01-04	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2019-01-04	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2018-12-31	Designation of Lead Counsel
2018-12-28	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2018-11-19	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2018-11-19	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2018-10-29	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2018-10-29	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2018-10-12	Case Record Filed
2018-10-03	Record Requested in Petition for Review
2018-09-28	Brief on the Merits Requested
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between July 20, 2018 and September 28, 2018.
2018-07-20	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2018-07-17	MET to file reply disposed of	Filing granted
2018-07-17	Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed
2018-06-20	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2018-05-17	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2018-05-16	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2018-04-20	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2018-03-20	Case forwarded to Court
2018-03-13	Response Waiver filed
2018-02-15	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2018-01-16	Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-01-14	Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed
2017-12-11	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed
2017-12-11	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted

Party	Counsel	Role
Texas Lottery Commission	Mr. Ryan S. Mindell	Respondent
Nettles, Dawn	Ms. Mary Ellis Lagarde Mr. Richard L. Lagarde Mr. Manfred Sternberg Jr. Ms. Dana Brooke Levy Mr. Thad D. Spalding	Petitioner
GTECH Corporation	Mr. Arturo Munoz Mr. Michael H. Bernick Ms. Nina Cortell Mr. Kenneth E. Broughton Jason N. Jordan Mr. Michael A. Hatchell Mr. Kent G. Rutter Mr. Christopher Knight	Respondent

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
State of Texas	The Honorable Warren Kenneth Paxton Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Mr. Jason R. LaFond Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer