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No. 21-0783
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LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND AND CONSTRUCTION, LTD. AND LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS SALES AND MARKETING, LTD. v. KARA WHITELEY

A petition was filed on November 17, 2021. Oral argument was held on January 31, 2023. A decision is still pending.

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The Court has not issued any opinions in this case.

 

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:14th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:14-19-00269-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Meagan Hassan

Trial Court

Trial Court:56th District Court
County:Galveston
Trial Judge:Honorable Lonnie Cox
Trial Docket:17-CV-0253

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2023-03-06 Response to Brief filed (Respondent)  
2023-03-03 Letter Filed  
2023-01-31 Oral argument  
2023-01-30 Exhibits in case/cause filed (Respondent)  
2023-01-27 Submission Schedule
2023-01-20 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2023-01-18 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2023-01-18 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-01-17 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2023-01-17 Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received  
2023-01-11 Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks.   Denied
2023-01-06 Miscellaneous Motion  
2023-01-06 Call received  
2022-12-16 Petition for Review disposed Filing granted
2022-12-16 Petition for Review granted
2022-12-16 Case set for oral argument   Case set for oral argument
  This case was pending on merits briefs between September 15, 2022 and December 16, 2022.  
2022-09-15 Reply Brief (Petitioner)  
2022-08-31 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2022-08-24 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2022-08-24 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2022-08-04 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2022-07-01 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2022-07-01 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2022-06-03 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2022-05-20 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2022-05-09 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2022-04-05 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2022-04-05 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2022-03-24 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2022-02-22 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2022-02-22 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted in part
2022-01-21 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2022-01-18 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2021-12-21 Case forwarded to Court
2021-12-17 Response Waiver filed  
2021-11-17 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2021-10-14 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2021-10-14 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2021-09-13 Court reporter/recorder's record
2021-09-13 Clerk's Record
2021-09-13 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2021-09-13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2021-09-13 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Whiteley, Kara
Mr. Dax O. Faubus
Respondent
Xalt Holding, LLC f/k/a DPIS Engineering, LL
Mr. Warren Wise
Mr. Christopher Alan Mckinney
Mr. Greg C. Wilkins
Respondent
Big Texas Air Conditioning, Inc.
Ms. Amy Lynn Nilsen
Mr. David Funderburk
Mr. Stephen Eric Irving
Diane S. Davis
Mr. Earnest W. Wotring
Respondent
Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction, Ltd. and Lennar Homes of Texas Sales and Marketing, Ltd.
Mr. Nicholas B. Bacarisse
Mr. J. Don Jackson
Mr. Wallace B. Jefferson
Ms. Rachel Anne Ekery
Mr. Timothy F. Lee
Ms. Margaret E. Bryant
Petitioner

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc.
Mr. Kurt H. Kuhn
Mr. Carl J. Wilkerson
Ms. Lisa B. Hobbs
Taylor Woodrow Communities - League City, Ltd.
Ms. Lisa B. Hobbs
Mr. Carl J. Wilkerson
Mr. Kurt H. Kuhn
Texas Association of Builders
Mr. Dylan B. Russell
Mr. Manuel (Ned) Munoz, Jr.
Legend Classic Homes, Ltd.
Mr. Dylan B. Russell
Mr. Patrick D. Sullivan
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