Friday, September 14, 2007

Sep. 2007 Supreme Court Action on Petitions for Review

Sep. 28, 2007 - Texas high court grants two petitions for review, and denies numerous others.

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE GRANTED:

06‑0814
TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. PAULA LEDBETTER, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES WADE LEDBETTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF DUSTIN WADE LEDBETTER, A MINOR, AND TONJA LEDBETTER AND JAMIE LEDBETTER, INDIVIDUALLY; from Jones County; 11th district (11‑05‑00098‑CV, 192 SW3d 912, 06‑01‑06)2 petitions
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., November 15, 2007.]Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

06‑1071
STATE FARM LLOYDS v. BECKY ANN JOHNSON; from Collin County; 5th district (05‑05‑00640‑CV, 204 SW3d 897, 10‑27‑06)
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., January 15, 2008.]Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

Petitions for review denied September 28, 2007 by the Texas Supreme Court


05‑0954
STEVEN F. BRIGHT, STEVEN F. BRIGHT P.C., CRYSTA ENTERTAINMENT, N.V. v. HOWARD ADDISON, CHARLES B. LOWE AND QUESTCOM, INC., F/K/A QUEST WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑04‑00170‑CV, 171 SW3d 588, 08‑03‑05)2 petitions

06‑0709
PAMELA GRIGGS v. TRIPLE S INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION; from Jefferson County; 9th district (09‑05‑00365‑CV, 197 SW3d 408, 06‑29‑06)

07‑0081
TRICON TOOL & SUPPLY, INC. v. BRUCE E. THUMANN; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑04‑01061‑CV, 226 SW3d 494, 11‑16‑06)

07‑0210
DAVID HIJAR, LUPE WIEBEL AND PATRICIA VILLEGAS v. SCI TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICES, INC., PROFESSIONAL FUNERAL ASSOCIATES, INC., SCIT HOLDINGS, INC., SCI FUNERAL SERVICES, INC., AND SERVICE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL; from El Paso County; 8th district (08‑05‑00182‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑11‑07)

07‑0290
SAN ANTONIO BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTIONS TRADES COUNCIL, TIM MCGRATH AND BOB SALVATORE v. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑05‑00675‑CV, 224 SW3d 738, 02‑21‑07)
07‑0293

GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY v. TWO TURNERS ELECTRIC COMPANY, DOING BUSINESS AS TURNER ELECTRIC COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑05‑00908‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02‑27‑07)

07‑0319
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS v. CHARLES EMMANUEL BOSLER, AS SURVIVING PARENT OF COURTNEY NICHOLE HILDA BOSLER AND AS GUARDIAN OF COLTON ETHAN C. BOSLER; from Lubbock County; 7th district (07‑05‑00283‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑07‑07)

07‑0329
RAYMOND L. COLLINS v. TED BLANCHARD, GUY WHITFORD, AND THE BEAUMONT TRANSITIONAL TREATMENT CENTER; from Jefferson County; 9th district (09‑06‑00116‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑08‑07)

07‑0336
ADMINISTRATIVE EXCHANGE, INC. v. CDI ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑05‑00621‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑08‑07)

07‑0349
SHIOLENO INDUSTRIES, INC. v. COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER OF ARLINGTON SUBSIDIARY, L.P. AND COLUMBIA NORTH TEXAS SUBSIDIARY, GP, LLC D/B/A MEDICAL CENTER OF ARLINGTON; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑06‑00016‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑15‑07)2 petitions

07‑0352
ERICK SLOMAN-MOLL, M.D. v. MARIA ESTELLA CHAVEZ, ET AL.; from Webb County; 4th district (04‑06‑00589‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02‑28‑07)

07‑0354
CHEMJECT INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, MICHAEL P. LYNN, P.C., JEFFREY M. TILLOTSON, P.C., MICHAEL R. COWEN, JOHN T. COX III AND LYNN TILLOTSON & PINKER, LLP; from Cameron County; 13th district (13‑06‑00032‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑25‑07)

07‑0355
CHEMJECT INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, JOSE MIRELES AND PATRICIA GENUCHI; from Cameron County; 13th district (13‑04‑00567‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑25‑07)

07‑0359
OSCAR C. GORDON; FILIBERTO COLMENERO AND WIFE, MELINDA COLMENERO; RUMALDA M. RODRIGUEZ; FRANK W. WIESEHAN AND MARY JANE WIESEHAN v. SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00699‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑14‑07)

consolidated with

07‑0363
OSCAR C. GORDON; FILIBERTO COLMENERO AND WIFE, MELINDA COLMENERO; RUMALDA M. RODRIGUEZ; FRANK W. WIESEHAN AND MARY JANE WIESEHAN v. SAN ANTONIO WATER SUPPLY; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00700‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑14‑07)

consolidated with

07‑0364
OSCAR C. GORDON; FILIBERTO COLMENERO AND WIFE, MELINDA COLMENERO; RUMALDA M. RODRIGUEZ; FRANK W. WIESEHAN AND MARY JANE WIESEHAN v. SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00701‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑14‑07)

consolidated with

07‑0365
OSCAR C. GORDON; FILIBERTO COLMENERO AND WIFE, MELINDA COLMENERO; RUMALDA M. RODRIGUEZ; FRANK W. WIESEHAN AND MARY JANE WIESEHAN v. SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00702‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑14‑07)

07‑0367
THEODORE HASSON, ET AL. v. LANNA L. LEE, ET AL.; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑05‑00004‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑30‑07)

07‑0371
CITY OF MCALLEN v. MICHAEL ZELLERS, ET AL.; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13‑06‑00470‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑01‑07)

07‑0398
JOSEPH KNUTE NIVENS, WILBUR DUNTEN, MARVIN FONTENOT, ET. AL. v. CITY OF LEAGUE CITY; from Galveston County; 1st district (01‑05‑00335‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑05‑07)

07‑0412
DRC DISTRIBUTORS, LTD. v. MARY RAMIREZ, JENNIFER ANGELA GOMEZ, STACY AMY ROBERTS, SARA ANN SOSA, AND ISELA VILLARREAL; from Cameron County; 13th district (13‑04‑00679‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑01‑07)

07‑0459
CNOOC SOUTHEAST ASIA LTD., CNOOC LTD., AND CNOOC SES LTD. v. PALADIN RESOURCES (SUNDA) LIMITED; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑05‑01256‑CV, 222 SW3d 889, 04‑24‑07)2 petitionsas corrected

07‑0464
MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION v. PREVOST CAR (US) INC.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑04‑00373‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑26‑06)

07‑0466
ROBERT SPIEGEL v. KLRU ENDOWMENT FUND, DAVID ROBB, MATTHEW HOWARD ROBB, ANDREW OSBORN ROBB, AND DAVID GAMBLE YORK; from Hays County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00593‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑26‑07)

07‑0530
INN II, LTD. PARTNERSHIP AND P. MCGREGOR ENTERPRISES, INC. v. DENMAN BUILDING PRODUCTS, LTD.; from Potter County; 7th district (07‑05‑00385‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑24‑07)

07‑0577
LMC COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE, INC. v. RONALD BURKE; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑06‑0694‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑21‑07)

07‑0589
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION v. TIMOTHY J. GOLLIN AND ICO, INC.; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑05‑01095‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑12‑07)

(Justice O'Neill not sitting)

07‑0643
HOLLIE GERBER v. HARRIS COUNTY; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑06‑01096‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑10‑07)

07‑0650
DAVID HICKMAN v. ROYCE DUDENSING; from Austin County; 1st district (01‑06‑00458‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑24‑07)

07‑0666
ROY VERNON FLOYD v. DR PARTNERS, D/B/A SHERMAN HERALD DEMOCRAT; from Fannin County; 6th district (06‑07‑00001‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑05‑07)
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS STRUCK PURSUANT TO TEXAS RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.4(i):

07‑0762
CATHY BURGESS v. MOHAMMAD FEGHHI; from Smith County; 12th district (12‑04‑00367‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑31‑07)
The Court strikes the petition for review with the following notations: "The petition violates Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 53.2(a-k) and is s
truck. Petitioner is ordered to redraw; the redrawn petition is due to be filed October 8, 2007."

Petitions for Review (PFRs) Denied by the Texas Supreme Court on September 21, 2007:

07‑0391
SAMUEL FERTIC v. JOE A. SPENCER; from El Paso County; 8th district (08‑05‑00268‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑19‑07)

07‑0489
ROTATING SERVICES INDUSTRIES, INC. v. SUE HARRIS D/B/A THE HARRIS AGENCY AND NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00874‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑26‑07)

07‑0531
RONALD J. HOLLEMAN v. DR. JOSEPH VADAS, M.D., ET AL.; from Karnes County; 4th district (04‑05‑00875‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑11‑07)

07‑0538
TERRENCE M. GORE v. HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. WILSHIRE FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, AND WILSHIRE CREDIT CORP.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑07‑00122‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑29‑07)

07‑0553
ALFRED LEE STONE v. VICKERS L. CUNNINGHAM; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑06‑01151‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑25‑07)motion for additional certified copies dismissed as moot

07‑0569
BERNARD V. CARRICO AND JUDITH A. CARRICO v. GEORGE P. KONDOS AND CAROL C. KONDOS; from Denton County; 2nd district (02‑05‑00374‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑08‑07)

07‑0573
KRISTINE ARLITT v. GRAHAM WESTON, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A SONESTA HOLDINGS; AND PILF INVESTMENTS, INC.; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00458‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑06‑07)

07‑0584
MARY ELIZABETH GRIGGS v. AMARILLO NURSING CENTER, INC.; from Randall County; 7th district (07‑06‑00464‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑17‑07)

07‑0609
JAMES A. HOWARD, RECEIVER FOR TESHER CORP. v. COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00733‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑19‑07)

07‑0630
BRAD SELMAN v. STEPHENS EQUIPMENT, INC.; from Hamilton County; 10th district (10‑06‑00131‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑30‑07)

07‑0634
URBAN CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, LTD. v. S.M. WILSON & COMPANY; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑06‑00227‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑16‑07)

Mandamus Petitions Denied or Dismissed Sep. 21, 2007:

07‑0629
IN RE LEOPOLDO LEAL; from Bee County

07‑0631
IN RE CLEON E. ASHWORTH; from Montgomery County
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DISMISSED PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT:

07‑0098
IN RE TYRELL G. GARTH, ROBERT VERDE, MIKE FULJENZ, AND ED HEIN; from Jefferson County; 9th district (09‑06‑00527‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑18‑07)unopposed motion to dismiss petition for writ of mandamus pursuant to settlement granted

07‑0264
IN RE CARDINAL HEALTH 109, INC., BARBATUNDE OYEDIRAN AND MARIBEL ALFARO; from Cameron County; 13th district (13‑07‑00051‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑23‑07)motion to dismiss petition for writ of mandamus granted

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED AS MOOT:

07‑0646
EX PARTE ISAAC F. HERNANDEZ

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED:

05‑1043
IN RE LIVING CENTERS OF TEXAS, INC., D/B/A SOUTHFIELD HEALTHCARE CENTER; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00115‑CV, 178 SW3d 279, 07‑28‑05)motion to dismiss petition for writ of mandamus granted


Petitions for Review Denied by the Texas Supreme Court on September 14, 2007:

No. 07‑0543
SHIRLEY MOORE YORK, WIDOW OF BEN PRONCELL YORK, DECEASED v. WILLIAM A. SAMUEL AND MARGARET SAMUEL; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00549‑CV, York v. Samuel (Tex.App. - Houston [1st Dist.] Apr. 5, 2007)(Alcala)[probate dispute over real estate, eviction, forcible entry and detaimer, FED, forcible detainer, FD, defective title, constructive trust]___ SW3d ___, 04‑05‑07)

No. 07‑0557
GREGORY AND EDNA POLYDORE v. J.P. MORGAN CHASE BANK; from Collin County; 5th district (05‑06‑00735‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑08‑07)

No. 07‑0590
TONYA GARNER v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00237‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑14‑07)

No. 07‑0592
GRUBBS NISSAN MID-CITIES, LTD. v. BRETT BRAY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DON DAVIS NISSAN GRAPEVINE, INC., AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00357‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑23‑07)

No. 07‑0607
ZANE KIEHNE v. THOMAS E. JONES; from Loving County; 8th district (08‑07‑00075‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑21‑07)

Mandamus Petitions Denied Sep. 14, 2007

No. 07‑0603
IN RE R WAYNE JOHNSON; 7th district

No. 07‑0616
IN RE ROBERT SOLIS; from Wichita County; 2nd district (02‑07‑00146‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑08‑07)motion to suspend rules dismissed as moot

No. 07‑0637
IN RE RALPH O. DOUGLAS; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑07‑00034‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑24‑07)

Other Sep. 14, 2007 Orders:

A STAY IS ISSUED IN THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS:
No. 07‑0571
IN RE SATTERFIELD & PONTIKES CONSTRUCTION, INC.; from Duval County; 4th district (04‑07‑00301‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06‑20‑07) motion for emergency stay granted stay order issued
[Note: The redrafted petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.]

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