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No. 24-0384
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STEPHANIE MUTH, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES v. MIRABEL VOE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF ANTONIO VOE, A MINOR, AND WANDA ROE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF TOMMY ROE, A MINOR, AND PFLAG, INC. AND ADAM BRIGGLE AND AMBER BRIGGLE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENTS AND NEXT FRIENDS OF M.B., A MINOR

A petition was filed on July 12, 2024. The Court requested full merits briefing on January 31, 2025.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:3rd Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Affirmed
COA Docket No.:03-22-00420-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable Gisela Triana

Trial Court

Trial Court:459th District Court
County:Travis
Trial Judge:Honorable Amy Clark-Meachum
Trial Docket:D-1-GN-22-002569

Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists

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Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2025-09-04 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-09-04 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-09-03 Pro hac vice motion disposed  
2025-08-29 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-27 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-27 Call received  
2025-08-25 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-15 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2025-08-11 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2025-08-08 Call received  
2025-08-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-08-08 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2025-08-08 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2025-08-07 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-08-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-08-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2025-07-21 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-07-19 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-07-10 Fully hyperlinked brief filed (Respondent)  
2025-07-07 Brief on the Merits (Respondent)  
2025-05-23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-05-23 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-04-29 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-04-28 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-04-16 Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)  
2025-04-01 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-04-01 Call received  
2025-04-01 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-03-12 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2025-03-05 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-03-04 Call received  
2025-03-03 Call received  
2025-02-27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-02-10 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2025-02-04 Notice received  
2025-02-04 Notice of Appearance  
2025-02-03 Amicus Curiae Brief received  
2025-01-31 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2025-01-15 Motion to withdraw disposed of   Filing granted
2025-01-15 Motion to Withdraw Filed  
2024-12-31 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-12-13 Response to Petition (Respondent)  
2024-12-11 Letter Filed  
2024-11-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2024-11-06 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-07 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-10-03 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-03 Pro hac vice motion disposed   Filing granted
2024-10-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-10-03 Pro hac vice motion filed  
2024-09-27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2024-09-27 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2024-09-13 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
2024-08-13 Case forwarded to Court
2024-08-08 Response Waiver filed  
2024-08-01 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-07-12 Petition for Review (Petitioner)  
2024-07-12 Appendix Filed (Petitioner)  
2024-07-08 Motion to Consolidate disposed   Filing granted
2024-06-28 Motion to Consolidate filed  
2024-06-04 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2024-06-04 Second Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2024-05-15 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-05-13 Amicus Curiae Letter Received  
2024-05-10 Clerk's Record
2024-05-10 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2024-05-10 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2024-05-10 Court reporter/recorder's record
2024-05-10 Supplement to Clerk's/Reporter's Record
2024-05-10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review disposed   Filing granted
2024-05-10 Court reporter/recorder's record
2024-05-10 Motion for Extension of Time to File Petition for Review filed  
2024-05-10 Electronic communication sent to Party  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Stephanie Muth, in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Mr. Aaron Nielson
Jacob Beach
Mr. Brent Webster
Ken Paxton
Petitioner
Wanda Roe, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of Tommy Roe, a Minor
Mr. John Ormiston
Elizabeth Gill
Brandt Roessler
Ms. Adriana Pinon
Ms. Madeleine Dwertman
Mr. Derek R. McDonald
Camilla B. Taylor
Mr. Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
Ms. Shelly L. Skeen
Ms. Karen L. Loewy
Mr. Paul Castillo
Mr. Brian Klosterboer
Nicholas Guillory
Andre Segura
Respondent
PFLAG, Inc.
Ms. Madeleine Dwertman
Mr. Brian Klosterboer
Ms. Shelly L. Skeen
Nicholas Guillory
Mr. Paul Castillo
Mr. Derek R. McDonald
Andre Segura
Other Interested Party
Adam Briggle and Amber Briggle, Individually and as Parents and Next Friends of M.B., a Minor
Ms. Madeleine Dwertman
Andre Segura
Mr. Brian Klosterboer
Ms. Shelly L. Skeen
Nicholas Guillory
Mr. Derek R. McDonald
Mr. Paul Castillo
Other Interested Party
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Jacob Beach
Ken Paxton
Ms. Lanora C. Pettit
Mr. Brent Webster
Mr. Joseph Mazzara
Petitioner
Greg Abbott, in his Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Texas
 
Other Interested Party
Mirabel Voe, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of Antonio Voe, a Minor
Mr. John Ormiston
Elizabeth Gill
Brandt Roessler
Ms. Madeleine Dwertman
Ms. Adriana Pinon
Mr. Derek R. McDonald
Nicholas Guillory
Andre Segura
Mr. Brian Klosterboer
Ms. Shelly L. Skeen
Mr. Paul Castillo
Ms. Karen L. Loewy
Camilla B. Taylor
Mr. Omar Gonzalez-Pagan
Respondent

Amici Curiae

Amicus Curiae Counsel
Current and Former DFPS Employees Shelby McCowen, et al.
Mr. Holt M. Lackey
Texas State Employees Union
Mr. Holt M. Lackey
Child Welfare League of America
Noah Walusis
Angela C. Vigil
Nicholas Kennedy
American Oversight
Mr. Charles (Chad) E. Baruch
Public Counsel
Ms. Christina Beeler
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Texas Civil Rights Project
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Ms. Christina Beeler
Mr. Dustin Rynders
National Center for Youth Law
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Ms. Christina Beeler
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Ms. Jean Strout
Equal Rights Advocates
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Ms. Christina Beeler
Foster Care Advocacy Center
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Ms. Christina Beeler
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Juvenile Law Center
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Ms. Christina Beeler
Mr. Dustin Rynders
The Women's Law Project
Mr. Dustin Rynders
Ms. Christina Beeler
Ms. Lisa Hobbs
Ms. Karlene D. Poll
Beal, Ron
Mr. Ron Beal
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