Opinions

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

Justice Boyd delivered a dissenting opinion.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	5th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Affirmed
COA Docket No.:	05-18-00579-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Cory Lee Carlyle

Trial Court

Trial Court:	95th District Court
County:	Dallas
Trial Judge:	Honorable Kenneth H. Molberg
Trial Docket:	DC-18-00907

Date	Event	Outcome
2021-07-01	Mandate issued
2021-05-28	Stay Order lifted
2021-05-28	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
2021-05-28	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2021-05-28	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between February 23, 2021 and May 28, 2021.
2021-02-23	Oral argument
2021-02-22	Submission Schedule
2021-01-26	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2021-01-08	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2021-01-08	Pro hac vice motion disposed	Filing granted
2021-01-08	Pro hac vice motion filed
2021-01-08	Pro hac vice motion filed
2020-12-21	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-12-11	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-12-11	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-12-11	Motion to Stay Disposed	Filing granted
2020-12-11	Stay Order issued
2020-12-11	Petition for Review granted
2020-11-03	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2020-10-12	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2020-09-28	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2020-08-28	Brief on the Merits Requested
2020-08-07	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2020-07-16	MET to file reply disposed of	Filing granted
2020-07-16	Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed
2020-07-08	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2020-07-07	Call received
2020-07-07	Electronic communication sent to Party
2020-06-01	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2020-06-01	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2020-05-22	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2020-04-29	Motion to withdraw disposed of	Filing granted
2020-04-21	Motion to Withdraw Filed
2020-04-21	Case forwarded to Court
2020-04-15	Response Waiver filed
2020-04-15	Motion to Stay Filed
2020-04-15	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2020-04-10	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2020-04-10	Clerk's Record
2020-04-10	Court reporter/recorder's record
2020-04-10	Clerk's Record

Party	Counsel	Role
Aerotek, Inc.	William E. Corum Ms. Heidi Rasmussen Ms. Chalon Clark Mr. Jeffery Taylor Nobles	Petitioner
Lerone Boyd	Mr. Matthew Roy Scott Carson Bridges Mr. Javier Perez-Afanador	Respondent
Allen, Jimmy	Carson Bridges Mr. Javier Perez-Afanador Mr. Matthew Roy Scott	Respondent
West, Mitchell	Mr. Russell Daniel Cawyer	Other Interested Party
J.R. Bulter, Inc.	 	Petitioner
CSI Acquisition Company, LLC	 	Other Interested Party
HCBeck LTD	Mr. Thomas E. Reddin	Other Interested Party
Cornett, Trojuan	Carson Bridges Mr. Javier Perez-Afanador Mr. Matthew Roy Scott	Respondent
ML Holdings Company Crane Group, LLC	 	Other Interested Party
Patnode, Morgan	 	Other Interested Party
Marshall, Michael	Carson Bridges Mr. Javier Perez-Afanador Mr. Matthew Roy Scott	Respondent