Opinions

Justice Devine delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Guzman, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Brown, Justice Blacklock, and Justice Busby joined. PDF

Justice Boyd delivered an opinion concurring in the judgment only.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	2nd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Reverse & Remand
COA Docket No.:	02-16-00402-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Mark T. Pittman

Trial Court

Trial Court:	342nd District Court
County:	Tarrant
Trial Judge:	Honorable J. Wade Birdwell
Trial Docket:	342-237971-09

Date	Event	Outcome
2019-10-08	Mandate issued
2019-10-04	Motion for Rehearing - Disposed	Denied
	This case was waiting for a decision about a pending motion for rehearing between June 25, 2019 and October 4, 2019.
2019-06-25	Case forwarded to Court
2019-06-25	Motion for Rehearing
2019-06-21	Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed	Filing granted
2019-06-19	Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing
2019-06-19	Call received
2019-06-19	Electronic communication sent to Party
2019-06-04	Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing
2019-06-04	Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed	Filing granted
2019-05-24	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
2019-05-24	Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.	Denied
2019-05-24	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed & judgment rendered
2019-05-24	Concurring Opinion issued.	Issued
2019-04-24	Electronic communication received from Party
2019-04-04	Post submission brief filed (Respondent)
2019-03-12	Oral argument
2019-03-04	Call received
2019-02-12	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-02-08	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-02-01	Motion to Argue disposed	Filing granted
2019-01-25	Motion to Argue filed
2019-01-25	Response to Motion filed
2019-01-23	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2019-01-18	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2019-01-18	Petition for Review granted
2019-01-18	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2019-01-14	Call received
2019-01-14	Motion to supplement filed
2019-01-14	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Respondent)
2018-12-20	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-12-11	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2018-11-27	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2018-11-26	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2018-11-19	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2018-10-29	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2018-10-02	Notice of Appearance
2018-09-28	Brief on the Merits Requested
2018-09-25	Notice of Appearance
2018-09-14	Document filed (see remarks)
2018-09-14	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2018-09-06	Case Record Filed
2018-08-31	Referral to Pro Bono Program - Letter sent to All Counsel of Record and Program Liason
2018-08-20	Notice from Counsel of a change in address
2018-08-16	Call received
2018-07-16	Letter Filed
2018-07-10	Case forwarded to Court
2018-07-06	Letter Filed
2018-07-03	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2018-06-20	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2018-05-25	Document filed (see remarks)
2018-05-21	Response to Motion filed
2018-05-14	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-05-11	Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed
2018-05-11	Clerk's Record
2018-05-11	Court reporter/recorder's record
2018-05-11	Clerk's Record
2018-05-11	Court reporter/recorder's record

Party	Counsel	Role
Tarrant County, Texas	Mr. David Keith Hudson Mr. Christopher William Ponder Mr. Joseph W. Spence Ms. Sharen Wilson	Petitioner
Bonner, Roderick Lydell	Mr. Roderick Lydell Bonner Mr. William G. Fox Jr. Mr. Brandon W. Duke Mr. Samuel Wayne Pettigrew Jr.	Respondent

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
State of Texas	Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins The Honorable Warren Kenneth Paxton Mr. Rance L. Craft