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Justice Wainwright delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice O'Neill, Justice Brister, Justice Medina, Justice Johnson, and Justice Willett joined, and in Parts II-A, II-C, and II-D of which Justice Hecht and Justice Green joined. (PDF)
Justice Green delivered an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part, in which Justice Hecht joined. (PDF)
| 2009-06-19 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2009-06-19 | Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks. – View Sheet |
| 2009-03-11 | Reply to motion – Petitioner |
| 2009-02-27 | Response to Motion – Respondent |
| 2009-02-18 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – |
| 2009-02-11 | File instrument. – Respondent |
| 2009-02-04 | Miscellaneous motion filed. See Remarks. – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2009-02-02 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2009-01-16 | Mandate Issued – |
| 2009-01-16 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2008-09-24 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2008-09-24 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – petitioner's motion for rehearing of cause filed |
| 2008-09-12 | M/E/T to file Motion for Rehearing disposed – View Sheet |
| 2008-09-12 | m/e/t to file motion for rehearing – Petitioner |
| 2008-08-29 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2008-08-29 | concurring and dissenting opinion delivered – |
| 2008-08-29 | Concurring opinion issued. – |
| 2008-08-29 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2007-05-29 | response to petition for review filed – Petitioner |
| 2007-04-24 | Post submission brief – Respondent |
| 2005-04-26 | response to petition for review filed – Respondent |
| 2005-04-22 | Post submission brief – Petitioner |
| 2005-04-13 | Post submission brief – Respondent |
| 2005-04-12 | Oral argument - – |
| 2005-03-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2005-03-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2005-03-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2005-03-02 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Respondent |
| 2005-02-11 | Petition for Review under Rule 53 Disposed of – View Sheet |
| 2005-02-11 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2005-02-11 | pet/rev granted – |
| 2004-12-29 | Reply brief. – Petitioner |
| 2004-12-14 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2004-12-10 | Petition for Review under Rule 53 Disposed of – Indicates filing re Petition for Review View Sheet |
| 2004-12-10 | Motion to withdraw disposed of – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2004-12-09 | Record Received (See Remarks) – View Sheet |
| 2004-12-02 | Motion for leave to file brief disposed – View Sheet |
| 2004-11-29 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2004-11-29 | call from atty in case – Petitioner |
| 2004-11-29 | Motion for leave to file brief – Petitioner |
| 2004-11-23 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2004-11-18 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Petitioner |
| 2004-11-18 | motion to withdraw – Respondent |
| 2004-11-17 | Phone call from Clerk's Office. – |
| 2004-11-17 | Letter Received – |
| 2004-10-26 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2004-10-19 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2004-08-31 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2004-08-23 | Notice requesting filing fee – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2004-08-20 | 2ND PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
| 2004-08-10 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2004-07-29 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2004-07-26 | appendix to any instrument – Petitioner |
| 2004-07-26 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
| 2004-06-25 | m/e/t to file petition for review disposed of – View Sheet |
| 2004-06-24 | m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
Hogue Respondents' Brief on the Merits (2004-12-14)
Petition for Review (2004-07-26)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (2004-11-29)
Petitioner's Reply Brief on the Merits (2004-12-29)