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Filed 2022-04-01
Type U.s. Certified Question Accepted By Supreme Court
Docket 38 entries

Docket Entries

  1. ertified Question filed. Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  2. pinion issued. The Court answers the question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Justice Young delivered the opinion of the Court.(2/3/2023 9:29:17 AM) 220256.pdf
  3. ral argument. Argued on behalf of Appellants by Charles Dunham Biles; Argued on behalf of Appellee, City of Houston, Texas, by Christy L. Martin; Argued on behalf of Appellee, Harris County, Texas, by Seth Hopkins; Argued on behalf of Amicus Curiae, The State of Texas, by Philip A. Lionberger
  4. ubmission Schedule
  5. /L/F Misc Mo Disp. Motion for Leave to file Sur-reply and Notice of Supplemental Authority is granted.
  6. esponse to Motion filed. Response to Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply and Notice of Supplemental Authority filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  7. lectronic communication sent to Party. Email sent to counsel for Appellant regarding motion.
  8. dditional citations received.. Notice of Supplemental Authority filed on behalf of Harris County.
  9. urreply filed. Appellee's Sur-Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Harris County.
  10. otion for leave to file miscellaneous motion. Opposed Motion for Leave to file Sur-Reply and Notice of Supplemental Authority filed on behalf of Harris County.
  11. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of the City of Houston. Oral Argument will be presented by Christy L. Martin of City of Houston Legal Department from Houston, Texas.
  12. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument Submission Form submitted on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown. Oral Argument will be presented by Charles Dunham Biles of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, of Dallas, Texas.
  13. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Harris County, Texas. Oral Argument will be presented by Seth Hopkins from the Harris County Attorney's Office from Houston, Texas.
  14. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Amicus Party the State of Texas. Oral Argument will be presented by Philip A. Lionberger of the Office of the Attorney General.
  15. otion to Argue disposed. Unopposed Motion of Amicus Curiae to Participate in Oral Argument granted. Time allotted to argue: 20/15/5 minutes
  16. eply Brief. Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  17. iscellaneous Motion. Unopposed Motion to Participate in Oral Argument filed on behalf of Amicus Curiae party the State of Texas.
  18. micus Curiae Brief received. Amicus Brief received from the State of Texas submitted by Bill Davis of the Solicitor General's Office.
  19. rief on the Merits. Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Harris County, Texas.
  20. rief on the Merits. Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of City of Houston, Texas, et al.
  21. ase set for oral argument. This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., September 22, 2022. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
  22. otion for Extension of Time disposed.. Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellees' Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Appellees' brief is due no later than July 28, 2022; and Reply brief is due August 12, 2022.
  23. otion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed. Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellees' Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of City of Houston, Texas, et al.
  24. rief on the Merits. Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  25. otice of Appearance. Notice of Appearance of Counsel of C. Dunham Biles filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  26. otion for Extension of Time disposed.. Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's Brief on the Merits is granted. Appellant's Brief on the Merits is due June 8, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED. Appellee's Brief on the Merits is due June 28, 2022. Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits is due July 13, 2022.
  27. otion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed. Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  28. etter Filed. Letter filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  29. rief on the Merits Requested. Brief on the merits requested: Appellants brief due no later than May 9, 2022; Appellee brief due May 31, 2022
  30. ase set for oral argument. This cause is not set for submission at this time.
  31. ertified Question accepted
  32. ertified Question disposed
  33. otice received. Notice of Nonrepresentation filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  34. otice of Appearance. Notice of Appearance filed on behalf of Alfred Dewayne Brown.
  35. etter Filed. Letter filed on behalf of the City of Houston, et al.
  36. ecord Received (See Remarks). Record received from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  37. ecord Requested in Case. Record Request from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for Case No. 21-20302; Brown v. City of Houston (USDC No. 4:17-CV-1749)
  38. otice requesting filing fee

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