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Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Medina, Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Guzman, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-11-02 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2011-10-07 | Mandate issued – |
| 2011-09-30 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2011-08-05 | M/E/T to file Motion for Rehearing disposed – View Sheet |
| 2011-08-01 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2011-08-01 | M/E/T to file motion for rehearing – Petitioner |
| 2011-08-01 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – Petitioner's motion for rehearing of cause filed |
| 2011-07-01 | Motion for leave to file brief disposed – View Sheet |
| 2011-07-01 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2011-07-01 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2011-07-01 | Concurring opinion issued. – |
| 2011-07-01 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2011-07-01 | Opinion issued – |
| 2011-04-13 | Post submission brief – Respondent |
| 2011-04-13 | Motion for leave to file brief – Respondent |
| 2010-11-24 | Motion for leave to file brief disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-11-22 | Motion for leave to file brief – Respondent |
| 2010-11-22 | Post submission brief – Respondent |
| 2010-11-09 | Oral argument – |
| 2010-11-09 | Oral argument – |
| 2010-11-08 | Exhibits in case/cause filed – Respondent |
| 2010-11-04 | Exhibits in case/cause filed – Event related to first petition filed in case. |
| 2010-11-03 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-11-03 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-11-03 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – |
| 2010-11-03 | Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks. – View Sheet |
| 2010-10-28 | Miscellaneous motion filed. – Respondent |
| 2010-10-28 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Respondent |
| 2010-10-22 | Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks. – View Sheet |
| 2010-10-20 | File instrument. – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-10-18 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-10-18 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-10-18 | Miscellaneous motion filed. – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-09-17 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Petitioner |
| 2010-08-27 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-08-27 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-08-27 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-07-19 | Reply brief – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-07-19 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Event related to first petition filed in case. |
| 2010-07-19 | Reply brief – Event related to first petition filed in case. |
| 2010-07-02 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2010-06-15 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Respondent View Sheet |
| 2010-06-10 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Respondent |
| 2010-05-05 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Respondent View Sheet |
| 2010-05-04 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Respondent |
| 2010-04-13 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-04-13 | Phone call from Clerk's Office – Event related to first petition filed in case. |
| 2010-04-12 | Brief filed. – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2010-04-09 | Brief filed. – Event related to first petition filed in case. |
| 2010-03-17 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2010-03-16 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2010-03-12 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-01-07 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2010-01-06 | Response to Petition for Review filed – Respondent |
| 2010-01-06 | Response to Petition for Review filed – Respondent |
| 2010-01-06 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2009-12-02 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2009-11-30 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2009-10-30 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2009-10-29 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2009-09-28 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2009-09-25 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2009-08-28 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-07-21 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-07-21 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-07-10 | Appendix to Brief filed – Event related to subsequent petition filed in case. |
| 2009-07-10 | 2ND PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
| 2009-06-17 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-06-17 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
Ducic - Petition for Review (2009-07-10)
Ducic - Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (2010-04-09)
Scoresby - Petitioner's Brief on the Merits (2010-04-13)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits (2010-07-02)
Scoresby - Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/19/2010 (2010-07-19)
Ducic - Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/19/2010 (2010-07-19)
Scoresby - Petition for Review - Filed: 06/17/2009 (2009-06-17)
Response to Two Petitions - Filed: 01/06/2010 (2010-01-06)
Scoresby - Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/19/2010 (2010-07-19)
Ducic - Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/19/2010 (2010-07-19)
Respondent's Post-Submission Brief - Filed: 11/22/2010 (2010-11-22)
Respondent's Second Post-Submission Brief - Filed: 04/13/2011 (2011-04-13)
Motion for Rehearing - Filed: 08/01/2011 (2011-08-01)