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No. 22-0914
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NETFLIX, INC.; NETFLIX WORLDWIDE ENTERTAINMENT, LLC; KYOKO MIYAKE; SARIT G. WORK; SAMANTHA KNOWLES; KATE GILL; JIGSAW PRODUCTIONS, LLC; MUDDY WATERS PRODUCTIONS LLC; ALEX GIBNEY; PHILIP ROSS; JO ANN RIVERA; LAURA A. MARTINEZ; BRITTANY A. MARTINEZ; MICHELLE C. MARTINEZ; AND JOSE H. MARTINEZ, v. TONYA BARINA

A petition was filed on November 16, 2022. The Court requested full merits briefing on June 16, 2023. The Court denied review of the petition on January 26, 2024. A motion for rehearing was filed and has now been pending since March 13, 2024.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:4th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:04-21-00327-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Patricia O'Connell Alvarez

Trial Court

Trial Court:285th District Court
County:Bexar
Trial Judge:Honorable Cathleen M. Stryker
Trial Docket:2021CI04501

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Upcoming

Date Event  
2024-05-28 Requested Response due

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2024-04-23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2024-04-23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2024-04-19 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2024-03-19 Case forwarded to Court
2024-03-14 Adoption by another party of brief already filed  
2024-03-13 Motion for Rehearing  
2024-03-07 Notice received  
2024-02-26 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2024-01-30 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing  
2024-01-30 Motion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed   Filing granted
2024-01-26 Petition for Review disposed Denied
2024-01-16 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-27 Reply Brief  
2023-11-27 Case Record Filed  
2023-11-15 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2023-11-15 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2023-11-14 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2023-11-10 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2023-10-30 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2023-10-30 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2023-09-19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2023-09-19 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2023-09-18 Notice of Appearance  
2023-09-15 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2023-08-11 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2023-08-11 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2023-07-07 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2023-07-07 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2023-06-16 Brief on the Merits Requested  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between April 21, 2023 and June 16, 2023.  
2023-04-21 Reply to Response (Petitioner)  
2023-03-15 Motion to Extend Time to File Reply filed  
2023-03-15 MET to file reply disposed of   Filing granted
2023-03-14 Call received  
2023-03-07 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2023-02-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2023-02-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2023-01-20 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2022-12-20 Case forwarded to Court
2022-11-16 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2022-11-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2022-11-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2022-11-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2022-11-15 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2022-11-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2022-11-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2022-11-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2022-11-14 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2022-10-17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2022-10-12 Clerk's Record
2022-10-12 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2022-10-12 Court reporter/recorder's record
2022-10-12 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2022-10-12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2022-10-12 Electronic communication sent to Party  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Knowles, Samantha
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Jigsaw Productions, LLC
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Gibney, Alex
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Work, SaritG.
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Gill, Kate
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
William Bradford Nash
Petitioner
Miyake, Kyoko
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Petitioner
Muddy Waters Productions, LLC
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
Petitioner
Netflix, Inc.
Ms. Harriet O'Neill
Rachel F. Strom
Katherine M. Bolger
William Bradford Nash
Ms. Laura Lee Prather
Ms. Catherine Lewis Robb
Petitioner
Barina, Tonya
Mr. Coyt (Randy) R. Johnston
Mr. Charles (Chad) E. Baruch
Mr. Glenn J. Deadman
Mr. Carl Kolb
Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
The Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas, et al.
Mr. Joseph Robert Larsen
Documentarians, Authors, and Texas Lawyers
Mark Stahl
Mr. James A. Hemphill
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, et al.
Ms. Amanda Crouch
Mr. Charles L. Babcock
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