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Case Information

Filed 2021-12-17
Type U.s. Certified Question Accepted By Supreme Court
Docket 50 entries

Docket Entries

  1. ertified Question filed. Certified Question filed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of Fire Protection Service Corporation.
  2. otion for Rehearing - Disposed
  3. ase forwarded to Court
  4. otion for Rehearing. Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc.
  5. otion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed. Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing is granted. Motion for Rehearing is due no later than July 8, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
  6. otion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing. Unopposed Second Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc.
  7. otion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing disposed. Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing granted. The Motion for Rehearing is due July 5th, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
  8. otion for Extension of Time to File Motion for Rehearing. Motion for Extension of Time to file Motion for Rehearing filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc.
  9. pinion issued. The Court answers the question certified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Justice Huddle delivered the opinion of the Court.(6/3/2022 3:59:55 PM) 211088.pdf
  10. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Joshua Polster granted.
  11. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Joshua Polster granted.
  12. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Nicholas Goldin granted.
  13. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Nicholas Goldin granted.
  14. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Anthony C. Piccirillo granted.
  15. ro hac vice motion disposed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Anthony C. Piccirillo granted.
  16. ral argument. Argued on behalf of Appellant by Wallace B. Jefferson; Argued on behalf of Appellee by Jeremy Gaston; Argued on behalf of Amicus Curiae, The State of Texas, by Natalie Thompson
  17. ubmission Schedule
  18. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument will be presented by Ms. Natalie Thompson with Office of the Attorney General. Submitted on behalf of State of Texas.
  19. otion to Argue disposed. Motion of Amicus Curiae The State of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument granted. Time allotted to argue: 18/18/4 minutes
  20. iscellaneous Motion. Motion of Amicus Curiae The State of Texas to Participate in Oral Argument.
  21. micus Curiae Brief received. Amicus Curiae Brief received on behalf of the State of Texas, submitted by Natalie B. Thompson of the Office of the Solicitor General, Austin, Texas.
  22. micus Curiae Brief received. Amicus Brief received from Association of Equipment Manufacturers submitted by Mark Trachtenberg of Haynes and Boone, LLP of Houston, Texas and by Nicholas S. Goldin, Joshua Polster, and Anthony C. Piccirillo of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP of New York, New York.
  23. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Joshua Polster filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  24. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Joshua Polster filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  25. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Nicholas Goldin filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  26. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Nicholas Goldin filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  27. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion in Support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Anthony C. Piccirillo filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  28. ro hac vice motion filed. Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Anthony C. Piccirillo filed on behalf of Association of Equipment Manufactures.
  29. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument will be presented by Mr. Wallace Jefferson with Alexander, Dubose & Jefferson LLP of Austin, Texas, filed on behalf of Fire Protection Service, Inc.
  30. ral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received. Oral Argument Submission Form filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc. Oral Argument will be presented by Jeremy Gaston of Hawash Cicack & Gaston LLP of Houston, Texas.
  31. eply Brief. Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Fire Protection Service, Inc.
  32. otion for Extension of Time disposed.. Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits granted. Further requests for extensions of time will be disfavored. Reply brief is due no later than March 4, 2022.
  33. otion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed. Motion for Extension of Time to file Reply Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Fire Protection Service, Inc.
  34. rief on the Merits. Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc.
  35. all received. Call received from appellee regarding style of case.
  36. otion for Extension of Time disposed.. Joint Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellee's Brief on the Merits is granted. Appellee's Brief on the Merits is due February 14, 2022. Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits is due March 1, 2022. FURTHER REQUESTS FOR EXTENSIONS OF TIME FOR THIS FILING WILL BE DISFAVORED.
  37. otion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed. Joint Motion for Extension of Time to file Appellee's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Survitec Survival Products, Inc., and Fire Protection Service, Inc.
  38. rief on the Merits. Appellant's Brief on the Merits filed on behalf of Fire Protection Service, Inc.
  39. hone call from Clerk's Office. Call made to counsel for Appellee regarding filing fee.
  40. ocument filed (see remarks). Challenge to Constitutionality of a State Statute filed on behalf of Servitec Survival Products, Inc.
  41. all received. Call received from counsel for Servitec Survival Products, Inc. regarding filing.
  42. lectronic communication sent to Party. Email sent to counsel for Appellee regarding filing fee.
  43. ursuant to Tex. R. App. P. 58.6, the Court notifies the Attorney General of Texas that the constitutionality of a Texas statute is the subject of the Certified Question that the Court has agreed to answer.. Pursuant to TEX. R. APP. P. 58.6, the Court notifies the Attorney General of Texas that the constitutionality of a Texas statute is the subject of the Certified Question that the Court has agreed to answer. The State of Texas may intervene in the case at any reasonable time for briefing and oral argument on the question of constitutionality. TEX. R. APP. P. 58.8.
  44. rief on the Merits Requested. Brief on the merits requested: Appellant brief due no later than January 19, 2022; Appellee's brief due February 8, 2022; Reply brief due February 23, 2022.
  45. ase set for oral argument. This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., March 22, 2022. Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
  46. ertified Question accepted
  47. ertified Question disposed
  48. all received. Call received from counsel for Appellant to clarify filing fee.
  49. otice requesting filing fee. Filing fee request sent to both parties.
  50. ase Record Filed

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