No. 25-0663
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IN RE THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
A mandamus petition was filed on August 1, 2025. The Court ordered full merits briefing on January 30, 2026.
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Court of Appeals
| Appellate District: | 3rd Court of Appeals |
| Outcome Below: | Denied |
| COA Docket No.: | 03-24-00824-CV |
| Opinion Author: | Honorable Chari Kelly |
Trial Court
| Trial Court: | Probate Court No 1 |
| County: | Travis |
| Trial Judge: | Honorable Guy S. Herman |
| Trial Docket: | C1-PB-22-001219 |
Entries on SCOTX Orders Lists
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| 2026-05-13 |
Pet/Rel reply brief on the merits due |
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| 2026-04-28 |
Real party in interest's brief on the merits due |
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| 2026-04-08 |
Relator brief on the merits due |
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Docket Entries
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| 2026-03-24 |
Motion for Extension of Time disposed.
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Filing granted |
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| 2026-03-24 |
Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
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| 2026-02-27 |
Notice received
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| 2026-02-27 |
Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
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| 2026-02-27 |
Motion for Extension of Time disposed.
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Filing granted |
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| 2026-01-30 |
Brief on the Merits Ordered
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This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between November 19, 2025 and January 30, 2026.
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| 2025-11-19 |
Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed (Real Parties in Interest)
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| 2025-10-15 |
Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
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| 2025-10-15 |
Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed
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Filing granted |
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| 2025-09-19 |
Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
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| 2025-08-19 |
Case forwarded to Court
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| 2025-08-12 |
Motion to Stay Disposed
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Filing granted |
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| 2025-08-12 |
Stay Order issued
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| 2025-08-04 |
Motion to Stay Filed
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| 2025-08-01 |
Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed (Relator)
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Parties
| Party |
Counsel |
Role |
| Graziano, Sarah |
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Real Party In Interest |
| Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
| Ms. Karen L. Watkins |
| Mr. Austin Kinghorn |
| Mr. Brent Webster |
| Mr. W. Kenneth Paxton |
| Mr. Ralph Molina |
| Ms. Leslie Capace |
| Mr. Ernest C. Garcia |
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Relator |
| Doc’s Drive-In Theatre, LLC |
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Real Party In Interest |
| Cherry Seaton, Dependent Administrator with Will and Codicil Annexed of the Estate of Stanley L. Seaton, Deceased; Sarah Graziano: Docs Drive in Theatre. LLC |
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