August 2007: No New Texas Supreme Court Opinions | Denials and Dismissals

August 17, 2007 - Today the Texas High Court denied two Petitions for Review and abated one:

Denied:

No. 07‑0483
LUCILLE R. KELLEY v. HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00761‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑29‑07) as redrafted
Opinion below:
Lucille R. Kelley vs. Humble I.S.D. (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Mar. 29, 2007, pet. denied 8/17/2007)(Opinion by Justice Alcala);
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No. 07‑0134
PABLO AGUILAR, SR. v. MARINA GOMEZ AGUILAR; from Willacy County; 13th district (13‑06‑00260‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑16‑06, pet. denied)

Abated:

No. 07‑0394
S.E.A. LEASING, INC. v. JEFF STEELE AND MELISSA STEELE; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00189‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02‑22‑07) abatement order issued
[Note: The case is abated under Tex. R. App. P. 53.7.]
Opinion below: S.E.A. Leasing v. Steele (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Feb. 22, 2007, pet. abated)(Justice Tim Taft)
Also see recent opinions on en banc rehearing:
S.E.A. Leasing, Inc. v. Jeff Steele and Melissa Steele (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug 17,2007)(Concurrence by Taft)
S.E.A. Leasing, Inc. v. Jeff Steele and Melissa Steele (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Aug 17,2007)(Dissent by Keyes)

August 10, 2007 - Petitions for Review Denied:

No. 07-0456
Heidi C. Horsley-Layman v. Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Inc. d/b/a Huguley Memorial Medical Center, Kalman S. Narayan, M.D., and Fernando S.M. Angeles, M.D.; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02 06 00066 CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03 29 07)

No. 07-0519
BDB Interests L.C. d/b/a Gulf Coast Nissan and Steve Blanchard Nissan v. Arcadia Financial, Ltd.; from Brazoria County; 14th district (14 06 00055 CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03 29 07)

August 3, 2007

DENIALS OF PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

No. 07-0077
Barbara Jenkins v. Greyhound Lines, Inc. and All American International Security d/b/a All American Security; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-06-00258-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 11/30/06)
as redrafted

No. 07-0314
Christine E. Reule v. Estelle Carreon, Juanita Winchell, Winchell Interests, Inc. dba Realty Executives Realtors, Realty Executives of Greater Houston, Realty Executives of Houston, Realty Executives of West Houston, Realty Executives of Southwest Houston, Etc.; from Harris County; 14th district (14-06-00163-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 01/11/07)
as redrafted
Decision in the court of appeals: Reule v. Carreon (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 11, 2007, pet. denied)(per curiam dismissal)

No. 07-0347
Gabriel Juan Long v. Danalyn Marie Long; from Collin County; 8th district (08-05-00250-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 02/15/07)

No. 07-0390
1615 Corporation, Lance Dreyer and S. R. Dreyer v. Houston Independent School District [HISD], City of Houston, and Harris County; from Harris County; 14th district (14-04-00859-CV, 217 S.W.3d 631, 11/30/06)
as redrafted
Opinion below: Houston ISD v. 1616 Corp (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Nov. 30, 2006, pet. denied)(Frost)(tax appeal, exclusive remedy, tax protest, plea to the jurisdiction, interlocutory appeal)

No. 07-0434
Maria F. Juarez Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Elijio D. Juarez, Jr., Deceased, Diana F. Juarez, Anita J. Mata, and Elijio Juarez, III v. Luis A. Elizondo, the Huerta Law Firm, L.L.P., Daniel M. Gonzalez, Langley & Banack, Inc. and Malcolm Halbardier; from Bexar County; 4th district (04 06 00433 CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 03/21/07)

No. 07-0447
The Cadle Company v. The International Bank of Commerce and Mark T. Davis; from Bexar County; 4th district (04-06-00456-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 03/14/07)

No. 07-0461
1998 Saturn Vin, 1G8ZH5282WZ106822 Richard Theodore Tharpe Jr v. The State of Texas; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02-06-00439-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 02/08/07)

No. 07-0462
Maynard L. Tucker v. the Austin American Statesman and the Austin Human Rights Commission; from Travis County; 3rd district (03-06-00437-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 04/26/07)

No. 07-0501
Beverly Williams as next Friend and Guardian of Kewon Williams v. David Skelton, M.D.; from Hill County; 10th district (10-06-00178-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 03/21/07)

No. 07-0504
Timothy E. Thompson, et ux. v. Bradley O. King, M.D., et al.; from Smith County; 12th district (12-06-00059-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 04/11/07)

No. 07-0529
In the Interest of T.T., A.T., D.D., A.D., and A.D. Minor Children; from Brazoria County; 14th district (14-06-00552-CV & 14-06-0555-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 05/17/07)
Opinion below: In the Interest of T.T. (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] May 17, 2007, pet denied)(Frost)(CPS, termination of parental rights)

DISMISSALS FOR LACK OF JURISDICTION:

No. 07-0585
Ray A. Bailey v. Stanley G. Schneider; from Harris County; 14th district (14-06-00249-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 01/18/07)
Decision below: Bailey v. Schneider (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 18, 2007, pet. denied)(per curiam dismissal)

DENIAL OF MANDAMUS PETITIONS:

No. 07-0498
In re Sandra Mendez; from El Paso County; 8th district (08-06-00311-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 05/10/07)

No. 07-0518
In re Robert Coates; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-07-00643-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 06/07/07)

No. 07-0528
In re Bill Alexander; from Midland County; 11th district (11-07-00170-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 06/28/07)

No. 07-0579
In re Christus Spohn Health System Corporation d/b/a Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline; from Nueces County; 13th district (13-07-00399-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 07/31/07)
emergency motion for stay of trial proceedings denied
motion to recuse Justice Nathan L. Hecht denied (Justice Green not sitting)

No. 07-0598
In re Billmatrix Corporation; from Dallas County; 5th district (05-07-00870-CV, ___ S.W.3d ___, 07/18/07)
motion for emergency stay denied