Case: 19-0497
19-0497
06/11/2019
Mandamus/Cause
IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. D/B/A ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS
Appellate Briefs
| Date | Event Type | Description | Remarks | Document | ||||
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| 10/05/2020 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | Real Parties in Interest | Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | |||||
| 10/05/2020 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | Relator | Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | |||||
| 06/30/2020 | Additional citations received. | Real Parties in Interest | Additional Cites filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | |||||
| 01/15/2020 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Received (instead of filed) | Amicus Curiae Brief of the State of Texas submitted by Kyle D. Hawkins of the Office of the Attorney General of Austin, Texas. |
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| 01/06/2020 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Received (instead of filed) | Amicus Curiae Brief of National Shooting Sports Foundation submitted by Jonathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law PLLC of Austin, Texas. |
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| 01/02/2020 | Reply Brief | Relator | Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | |||||
| 01/02/2020 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received | Received (instead of filed) | Amicus Curiae Letter of the Texas Civil Justice League submitted by George S. Christian. |
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| 11/12/2019 | Brief on the Merits | Real Parties in Interest | Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | |||||
| 11/12/2019 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Received (instead of filed) | Amicus Curiae Brief of Stephen Willeford submitted by Pamela J. Thompson of Thompson Ramey PLLC of San Antonio, Texas. |
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| 08/15/2019 | Brief on the Merits | Relator | Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | |||||
| 06/20/2019 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received | Amicus Curiae | Amicus Letter submitted by Mr. George S. Christian of the Texas Civil Justice League. |
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| 06/19/2019 | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed | Real Parties in Interest | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Roy White, et al. | |||||
| 06/11/2019 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed | Relator | Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. |
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Case Events
| Date | Event Type | Disposition | Remarks | Document | ||||
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| 11/25/2020 | Letter Filed | Real Parties in Interest Response to Post-Argument Letter Brief filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 11/24/2020 | Letter Filed | Letter filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 10/06/2020 | Oral argument | Argued on behalf of relator by Dale Wainwright; Argued on behalf of real parties in interest by Stephen I. Vladeck; Argued on behalf of amicus curiae, The State of Texas, by Lanora Pettit | ||||||
| 10/06/2020 | Response to Motion filed | Response to Motion to Strike Exhibits A and I of Oral Argument Bench Book filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 10/05/2020 | Motion to Strike filed | Motion to Strike Exhibits A and I of Real Party in Interest's Oral Argument Bench Book filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 10/05/2020 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 10/05/2020 | Exhibits in case/cause filed | Oral Argument Exhibits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 09/30/2020 | Letter Filed | Letter regarding supplemental authority filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 09/28/2020 | Submission Schedule | | ||||||
| 09/18/2020 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | Oral Argument Submission form submitted on behalf of Amicus Curiae, the State of Texas. Oral Argument will be presented by Lanora Pettit. | ||||||
| 09/18/2020 | Electronic communication sent to Party | Email sent to counsel for Amicus Curiae the State of Texas regarding Unopposed Motion to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of the State of Texas. | | |||||
| 09/18/2020 | Phone call from Clerk's Office | Call made to counsel for Amicus Curiae the State of Texas. | | |||||
| 09/17/2020 | Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks | Letter sent to parties: "The Supreme Court of Texas set the above-referenced cause for oral submission for Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Oral argument will be held via Zoom. Attached is a guide for attorneys participating in oral arguments via Zoom. The Clerk of the Court will contact you with further instructions." (9/17/2020 6:45:56 PM) Zoom Oral Arguments Guide for Lawyers.pdf |
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| 09/16/2020 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Relators, Academy Ltd. Oral Argument will be presented by Dale Wainwright of Greenberg Traurig, LLP of Austin, Texas. | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Letter Filed | Letter Response to Stephen Willeford's Amicus Brief filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 08/21/2020 | Motion to Argue disposed | Filing granted | Unopposed Motion of Amicus Curiae The State of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument granted. (Time allotted to argue: 16/20/4 minutes) |
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| 08/20/2020 | Motion to Argue filed | Unopposed Motion to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of the State of Texas. | ||||||
| 07/20/2020 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received | Oral Argument Submission form filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. Argument will be presented by Mr. Stephen I. Vladeck of Austin, Texas. | ||||||
| 06/30/2020 | Additional citations received. | Additional Cites filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 06/26/2020 | Case set for oral argument | Case set for oral argument | This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., October 6, 2020. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes |
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| 04/03/2020 | Mandamus Set to Argue | | | |||||
| 04/03/2020 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed | Case set for oral argument | The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined. |
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| 01/15/2020 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Amicus Curiae Brief of the State of Texas submitted by Kyle D. Hawkins of the Office of the Attorney General of Austin, Texas. |
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| 01/07/2020 | Pro hac vice motion disposed | Filing granted | Motion of Resident Attorney Jonathan Mitchell in Support of Benjamin F. Erwin’s Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted. | | ||||
| 01/07/2020 | Pro hac vice motion disposed | Filing granted | Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Benjamin F. Erwin is granted. |
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| 01/07/2020 | Pro hac vice motion disposed | Filing granted | Motion of Resident Attorney Jonathan Mitchell in Support of Lawrence G. Keane's Admission Pro Hac Vice is granted. | | ||||
| 01/07/2020 | Pro hac vice motion disposed | Filing granted | Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Lawrence G. Keane is granted. |
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| 01/07/2020 | Electronic communication sent to Party | Email sent to counsel for Real Parties in Interest to see if Motions for Admission Pro Hac Vice and Motions in Support of Admission Pro Hac Vice are opposed. | | |||||
| 01/06/2020 | Pro hac vice motion filed | Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Benjamin F. Erwin filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, National Shooting Sports Foundation. | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Pro hac vice motion filed | Motion of Resident Attorney Jonathan Mitchell in Support of Benjamin F. Erwin's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, National Shooting Sports Foundation. | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Pro hac vice motion filed | Motion of Resident Attorney Jonathan Mitchell in support of Lawrence G. Keane's Admission Pro Hac Vice filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, National Shooting Sports Foundation. | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Pro hac vice motion filed | Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Lawrence G. Keane filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae, National Shooting Sports Foundation. | ||||||
| 01/06/2020 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Amicus Curiae Brief of National Shooting Sports Foundation submitted by Jonathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law PLLC of Austin, Texas. |
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| 01/02/2020 | Reply Brief | Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 01/02/2020 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received | Amicus Curiae Letter of the Texas Civil Justice League submitted by George S. Christian. |
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| 11/18/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. Reply Brief due January 6, 2019. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. |
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| 11/18/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors. | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | Brief on the Merits | Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 11/12/2019 | Amicus Curiae Brief received | Amicus Curiae Brief of Stephen Willeford submitted by Pamela J. Thompson of Thompson Ramey PLLC of San Antonio, Texas. |
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| 09/30/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits granted. No further extensions of time will be considered. Real Party in Interest's brief is due no later than November 12, 2019; and Reply brief is due November 27, 2019. |
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| 09/30/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | Second Motion for Extension of Time to ile Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 08/26/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party In Interests' Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Real Parties brief is due no later than October 10, 2019; and Reply brief is due October 25, 2019. |
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| 08/23/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Real Party in Interests' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Chris Ward, et al. | ||||||
| 08/15/2019 | Brief on the Merits | Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 08/15/2019 | Call received | Call received from counsel for Real Parties in Interest regarding the Briefs due date schedule. | | |||||
| 07/01/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. | Filing granted | Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits granted. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Relator's Brief on the Merits is due August 21, 2019. Response Brief on the Merits is due September 10, 2019. Reply Brief is due September 25, 2019. |
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| 07/01/2019 | Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed | Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Relator's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 06/21/2019 | Brief on the Merits Requested | Brief on the merits requested: Relator's brief due no later than July 22, 2019; Response brief due August 12, 2019; Reply brief due August 27, 2109. |
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| 06/21/2019 | Stay Order issued | |
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| 06/21/2019 | Motion to Stay Disposed | Filing granted | Motion for Emergency Temporary Relief granted |
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| 06/20/2019 | Reply to Response to Motion | Reply in support of Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 06/20/2019 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received | Amicus Letter submitted by Mr. George S. Christian of the Texas Civil Justice League. |
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| 06/19/2019 | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus Filed | Response to Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Roy White, et al. | ||||||
| 06/19/2019 | Response to Motion filed | Response to Motion to Stay filed on behalf of Roy White, et al. | ||||||
| 06/12/2019 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response | Requested response to Motion for Temporary Relief and to the petition for review due no later than June 19, 2019. |
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| 06/11/2019 | Case Record Filed | Mandamus Record filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 06/11/2019 | Motion to Stay Filed | Motion for Temporary Relief filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. | ||||||
| 06/11/2019 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed | Petition for Writ of Mandamus filed on behalf of Academy, Ltd. |
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| 06/11/2019 | Court reporter/recorder's record | | |
Calendars
| Set Date | Calendar Type | Reason Set | Remarks |
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| 10/05/2020 | Motion being reviewed by Court | Miscellaneous Motion | Mo/Strike RLP's Exhibits A & I of OA Exhibits |
| 10/06/2020 | Submitted (Awaiting Opinion) | Submitted (Awaiting Opinion) |
Parties
| Party | PartyType | Representative |
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| White, Roy | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Thomas J. Henry Mr. Marco G. Crawford Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. Mr. Robert Hilliard Mr. Dennis Bentley Ms. Marion Reilly |
| Ward, Chris | Real Party in Interest | Ms. Heidi Vicknair Ms. Sara B. Churchin Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Jason Charles Webster Mr. Omar Chawdhary Mr. Stephen I. Vladeck Mr. Kelly Kelly Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. Mr. Jorge A. Herrera Mr. Craig T. Enoch |
| Lookingbill, Robert | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Jason Charles Webster Ms. Heidi Vicknair Mr. Kelly Kelly Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. Mr. Craig T. Enoch Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Omar Chawdhary Mr. Jorge A. Herrera |
| Willeford, Stephen | Amicus Curiae | Pamela Jean Craft Thompson |
| Academy, Ltd. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors | Relator | Mr. Nicholas J. Demeropolis Ms. Elizabeth G. Bloch Mr. Kevin M. Young The Honorable Dale Wainwright Ms. Nicole Cordoba Mr. David M. Prichard Ms. Janet E. Militello Mr. Christopher B. Dove |
| Ramirez, Joaquin | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Arthur Stanley Bernstein Mr. Jamal Khalid Alsaffar Mr. Tom Jacob Ms. Laurie Michelle Higginbotham Mr. George LeGrand |
| Solis, Rosanne | Real Party in Interest | Ms. Laurie Michelle Higginbotham Mr. Arthur Stanley Bernstein Mr. Tom Jacob Mr. George LeGrand Mr. Jamal Khalid Alsaffar |
| Holcombe, Scott | Real Party in Interest | Ms. Marion Reilly Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Mr. Dennis Bentley Mr. Marco G. Crawford Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. Mr. Thomas J. Henry Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Robert Hilliard |
| McMahan, Chancie | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Bradford Parker Klager Ms. Catherine Tobin Mr. Thomas J. Henry Mr. Dennis Bentley Mr. Marco G. Crawford Mr. Robert Hilliard Ms. Marion Reilly Mr. Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. |
| State of Texas | Amicus Curiae | The Honorable Warren Kenneth Paxton Lanora Pettit Mr. Kyle D. Hawkins Mr. Jeffrey C. Mateer Trevor W. Ezell |
| Lookingbill, Dalia | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Kelly Kelly Ms. Amy Leila Prueger Mr. Jorge A. Herrera Mr. Jason Charles Webster Mr. Omar Chawdhary Mr. Craig T. Enoch Ms. Heidi Vicknair Mr. Frank Herrera Jr. |
| National Shooting Sports Foundation | Amicus Curiae | Mr. Benjamin F. Erwin Mr. Jonathan F. Mitchell Mr. Lawrence G. Keane |
| Braden, Robert | Real Party in Interest | Mr. Justin Brooks Demerath Mr. David Jay Campbell |
| Texas Civil Justice League | Amicus Curiae | Mr. George Scott Christian |
Court of Appeals Information:
04-19-00219-CV
Denied
601 SW3d 878, 05-22-19
4th Court of Appeals
Honorable Per Curiam
Trial Court Information
224th District Court
Bexar
Honorable Karen H. Pozza
2017CI23341; 2018CI14368; 2018CI23302; 2018CI23299