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No. 23-0994
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IN RE STATE OF TEXAS; ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; KEN PAXTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD; AND STEPHEN BRINT CARLTON, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD

The Court issued an opinion resolving the case on December 11, 2023. File Closed

Opinion

December 11, 2023

Percuriam.8241154

Per Curiam Opinion PDF

 

Court of Appeals

None

Trial Court

Trial Court:200th District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Maya Sabina Guerra Gamble
Trial Docket:D-1-GN-23-008611

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2024-01-23 Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record  
2023-12-12 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-12 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-11 Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted
2023-12-11 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed  
2023-12-11 Letter Filed  
2023-12-11 Motion to Stay Disposed   Filing dismissed as moot
2023-12-11 Stay Order lifted  
2023-12-11 Mandamus granted pursuant to TRAP 52.8
2023-12-11 Opinion issued   Writ of Mandamus conditionally granted
2023-12-11 Court reporter/recorder's record  
2023-12-11 Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator)  
2023-12-11 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2023-12-08 Response to Petition (Real Parties in Interest)  
2023-12-08 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2023-12-08 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2023-12-08 Order of the Court Issued   Issued
2023-12-07 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2023-12-07 Motion to Stay Filed  
2023-12-07 Case Record Filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
The State of Texas
Mr. Brent Webster
Amy Pletscher
Ms. Amy Hilton
Mr. Ralph Molina
Warren Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone
Mr. Ryan D. Walters
 Relator
Texas Medical Board
Mr. Ryan D. Walters
Warren Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Ralph Molina
Amy Pletscher
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone
Mr. Brent Webster
Ms. Amy Hilton
 Relator
Stephen Brint Carlton, in his official capacity as Executive Director of the Texas Medical Board
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone
Ms. Amy Hilton
Warren Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Ryan D. Walters
Mr. Ralph Molina
Amy Pletscher
Mr. Brent Webster
 Relator
Cox, Justin
 
 Real Party In Interest
Guerra Gamble, Maya Sabina
Maya Sabina Guerra Gamble
 Respondent
Karsan, M.D., Damla
 
 Real Party In Interest
Cox, Kate
Astrid Ackerman
Mr. Austin Kaplan
Jamie A. Levitt
Marc Hearron
Molly Duane
Nicolas Kabat
J. Alexander Lawrence
Aditya V. Kamdar
Claire N. Abrahamson
 Real Party In Interest
Ken Paxton, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Texas
Warren Kenneth Paxton
Mr. Ralph Molina
Mr. Ryan D. Walters
Mr. Johnathan D. Stone
Mr. Brent Webster
Ms. Amy Hilton
Amy Pletscher
 Relator

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Women's and Children's Advocacy Project, Equal Means Equal, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton Trust
Wendy J. Murphy
Mr. Jason C.N. Smith
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)
Carrie Flaxman
Molly Meegan
Skye Perryman
Mr. Clark Richards
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