2008-01-18 Texas Supreme Court Orders

No opinions issued with this Friday's instalment of Texas Supreme Court orders. The biggest supreme court news story of the day is the indictment of Justice David Medina and wife in connection with last year's fire that burned down their home (or burned out at least a good junk of it). The indictment was opposed by soon-to-be lame-duck Harris County DA Rosenthal, who is in hot water himself over ardent professions and fires of a different sort -unconnected to any residential arson.

Orders Pronounced by the Supreme Court of Texas on January 18, 2008
(information obtained from the court's web site)

ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

No. 07‑0854
EXCEL AUTO AND TRUCK LEASING, LLP v. ALIEF INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑04‑01185‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑31‑07)
No. 07‑0876
PASCUAL OLIBAS v. THE HONORABLE SHERIFF ARNULFO "ANDY" GOMEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SHERIFF OF REEVES COUNTY, TEXAS; from Reeves County; 8th district (08‑06‑00010‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑23‑07)
No. 07‑0937
GEORGE HEIGEL AND PATTI CALLIS v. TANYA MCCOMAS; from Ector County; 11th district (11‑06‑00134‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑27‑07)
No. 07‑0999
KENNETH D. SMARTT, JR., ELIZABETH JIMENEZ, XOTICAS-LAREDO, L.P.; XOTICAS-LAREDO, INC., K. SMARTT INVESTMENTS, INC., D/B/A XOTICAS v. CITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS; from Webb County; 7th district (07‑06‑00291‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10‑23‑07)
No. 07‑1006
CANAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. MARK HOPKINS D/B/A HOPKINS TOWING & RECOVERY; from Nacogdoches County; 12th district (12‑06‑00411‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10‑24‑07)

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DISMISSED FOR WANT OF JURISDICTION:

No. 07‑0761
DIAMOND J. PANTAZE v. ANITA LONDON YUDIN; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑06‑00181‑CV, 229 SW3d 548, 07‑17‑07)petitioner's motion to extend time to file petition for review deniedpetitioner's motion to amend petition for review dismissed as moot
No. 07‑1012
JOHN KOO-HYUN KIM v. AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE; STEPHEN B. KINSLOW, AS PRESIDENT OF AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE; GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS; REPRESENTATIVE JAIME VALDEZ; AND MYRA MCDANIEL, AS ATTORNEY FOR AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑07‑00320‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑06‑07)
ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING DIRECT APPEAL IS DENIED:
07‑1027
No. B. JOE THOMSON v. COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑04‑01155‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑10‑06)

THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

07‑0452
SHEILA KAY BARNES v. RONALD DUANE BARNES; from Taylor County; 11th district (11‑04‑00148‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑26‑07)
07‑0803
ARMON ALAN GOSS AND TERESA ANN GOSS, ET AL. v. KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE M.W. KELLOGG COMPANY; AND HALLIBURTON COMPANY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE M.W. KELLOGG COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑05‑00050‑CV, 232 SW3d 816, 08‑16‑07)

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:

08‑0006
IN RE IGLOO PRODUCTS CORPORATION AND JOSE RODRIGUEZ; from Waller County; 14th district (14‑07‑00185‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑01‑07)relator's motion for emergency relief, as supplemented, denied
08‑0036
IN RE KEITH RUSSELL JUDD

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DISMISSED:

07‑0627
IN RE DAVID LORENZA JOYNER; from Wichita County; 2nd district (02‑07‑00199‑CV)

See Tex. R. App. P. 5.

07‑0845
IN RE CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG, CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG; from Kleberg County; 13th district (13‑07‑00405‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑26‑07)relator's unopposed motion to dismiss mandamus proceeding grantedmotion for stay dismissed