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No. 25-0094
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IN RE BERNADINE EDWARDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE HEIRS AND BENEFICIARIES OF LAURALENE BUTLER JACKSON, DECEASED, ET AL.

A mandamus petition was filed on January 31, 2025. The Court requested full merits briefing on June 27, 2025.

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Court of Appeals

Appellate District:1st Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:Grant
COA Docket No.:01-23-00102-CV
Opinion Author:Honorable N. Terry Adams

Trial Court

Trial Court:281st District Court
County:Harris
Trial Judge:Honorable Sylvia A. Matthews
Trial Docket:2021-84438

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Date Event  
2025-10-31 Pet/Rel reply brief on the merits due
2025-10-16 Real party in interest's brief on the merits due
2025-09-26 Relator brief on the merits due

Docket Entries

Date Event Outcome  
2025-08-25 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-08-22 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-07-07 Motion for Extension of Time disposed.   Filing granted
2025-07-07 Additional Copies received  
2025-07-07 Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed  
2025-06-27 Brief on the Merits Requested  
2025-06-05 Reply to Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Relator)  
2025-05-30 Amended Response to Petition for Review filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2025-05-28 Letter Filed  
2025-05-23 Electronic communication received from Party  
2025-05-22 Electronic communication sent to Party  
2025-05-22 Letter Filed  
2025-05-21 Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)  
2025-04-09 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response  
2025-04-09 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed   Filing granted
2025-04-04 Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response  
  This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between February 11, 2025 and April 4, 2025.  
2025-02-11 Case forwarded to Court
2025-02-07 Call received  
2025-02-04 Amended Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2025-02-03 Phone call from Clerk's Office  
2025-01-31 Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)  
2025-01-31 Case Record Filed  

Parties

Party Counsel Role
Peterman, Ernest
Mr. Andrew R. Gould
 Relator
First Court of Appeals
Deborah M. Young (1st COA)
 Respondent
Turner, Randy
Mr. Brent Coon
 Relator
Daniels, Valerie
Mr. Eric Rhine
 Relator
Matthews, Sylvia A.
Honorable Sylvia A. Matthews
 Respondent
Sage Draw Wind, LLC; Tahoka Wind, LLC; Dermott Wind LLC
Aaron Collins
Mr. John Gasink
 Real Party In Interest
Kiowa Power Partners, LLC; Tenaska Inc.; Tenaska Gateway Partners, Ltd.; Apache Corporation
Mr. Bradley Benoit
Mr. Stephen Burton Crain
 Real Party In Interest
ExGen Handley Power, LLC n/k/a Constellation Handley Power LLC; Colorado Bend II Power LLC; Wolf Hollow II Power LLC
Ms. Meghan Griffiths
Mr. Joseph A. Fischer III
 Real Party In Interest
Phoebe Energy Project, LLC
Mr. Asher Griffin
Mr. David Graham
Ms. Kathleen Shih
Mr. Christopher Porter
 Real Party In Interest
EIF Channelview Cogeneration LLC
Mr. Brian Brack
Mr. Jeffry Ray
 Real Party In Interest
Quail Run Energy Partners LP
Mr. O. Rey Rodriguez
Mr. Erich J. Almonte
Mr. Christopher Taylor
Mr. Thomas W. Fee
Mr. Craig Hubert Myers
Mr. Franz Mike Stenglein
 Real Party In Interest
South Plains Energy II, LLC
Mr. Mark Lynn Clark
 Real Party In Interest
Luminant Generation Company LLC, et al.
Ms. Casey L. Moore
Mr. Frank Brame
Ms. Stephanie Zapata Moore
Mr. Collin Ray
Ms. Elizabeth Kiernan
Mr. Russell Falconer
Ms. Allyson N. Ho
Mr. Michael Raiff
Mr. Daniel Kelly
Mr. Stephen J. Hammer
 Real Party In Interest
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP
Mr. Daniel Pellegrin Jr.
Mr. Jay Brown
Mr. Bruce Wilkin
 Real Party In Interest
Enel Green Power Roadrunner Solar Project II LLC; Loraine Windpark Project LLC; Panther Creek Wind Farm I LLC; Panther Creek Wind Farm II LLC
Ms. Mia B. Lorick
Mr. David Harrell Jr.
 Real Party In Interest
NRG Texas Power LLC; Prairie Hill Wind Project LLC; Calpine Corp.; Prospero Energy Project, LLC
Mr. William K. Kroger
Mr. Jonathan Little
Ms. Macey Reasoner Stokes
Mr. John Anaipakos
Mr. George H. Fibbe
Ms. Amy Pharr Hefley
Mr. Travis Sales
Mr. Louis Layrisson III
 Real Party In Interest
ExxonMobil Corporation
Ms. Barbara Light
Francisco Escobar-Calderon
Ms. Carter W. Dugan
Mr. Jeffrey Webb
Mr. Reagan M. Brown
 Real Party In Interest
Bernadine Edwards, Individually and on Behalf of the Heirs and Beneficiaries of Lauralene ButleR Jackson, Deceased
Alicia O'Neill
Mr. Gibbs Callaham Henderson
Nabil Majed Nachawati II
Frank Guerra
Mr. Mikal Watts
Ms. S. Ann Saucer
 Relator
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