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Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, Justice Medina, Justice Green, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-12-08 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2011-08-24 | Certified cys of cost bill sent to attys of record – |
| 2011-05-27 | Miscellaneous motion disposed. See Remarks. – View Sheet |
| 2011-05-27 | Motion to dismiss disposed – View Sheet |
| 2011-05-27 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2011-05-27 | Dissenting opinion issued. – To identify a cause in |
| 2011-05-27 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2010-10-18 | File instrument. – Real Parties in Interest |
| 2010-10-12 | Oral argument – |
| 2010-10-12 | Exhibits in case/cause filed – Relator |
| 2010-10-07 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Relator |
| 2010-09-09 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Real Parties in Interest |
| 2010-07-16 | Case set for oral argument – Event and/or disposition refers to mandamus |
| 2010-05-28 | Petition for Writ of Mandamus disposed – OA date & time not set. View Sheet |
| 2010-05-28 | Mandamus Set to Argue – |
| 2010-04-12 | Reply brief – Relator |
| 2010-04-05 | Brief filed. – Real Parties in Interest |
| 2010-03-12 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Real Parties in Interest View Sheet |
| 2010-03-11 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Real Parties in Interest |
| 2010-02-23 | Brief filed. – Relator |
| 2010-02-17 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – Relator View Sheet |
| 2010-02-12 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Relator |
| 2010-01-15 | briefing on the merits requested – Event and/or disposition refers to mandamus |
| 2009-11-24 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-11-23 | response to petition for writ of mandamus – Real Parties in Interest |
| 2009-11-06 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Event and/or disposition refers to mandamus |
| 2009-07-10 | Brief filed – Relator |
| 2009-07-09 | Reply to motion – Real parties in interest |
| 2009-07-03 | Response to Motion – Relator |
| 2009-07-02 | Miscellaneous motion filed. See Remarks. – Real parties in interest View Sheet |
| 2009-06-30 | Motion to dismiss filed – Real parties in interest |
| 2009-06-27 | Motion to Stay Disposed – View Sheet |
| 2009-06-27 | Order of the Court Issued – |
| 2009-06-26 | Case Record Filed – Relator |
| 2009-06-26 | Response to Motion – Real parties in interest |
| 2009-06-26 | Motion for temporary relief – Relator |
| 2009-06-26 | Notice requesting filing fee – Relator |
| 2009-06-26 | Phone call from Clerk's Office. – Relator |
| 2009-06-26 | Appendix to Brief filed – Relator |
| 2009-06-26 | petition for writ of mandamus filed – Relator |
Reseponse to Motion for Emergency Relief - Filed: 06/26/2009 (2009-06-26)
Reseponse to Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Filed: 11/23/2009 (2009-11-23)
Relators' Brief on the Merits (2010-02-23)
Real Party in Interest's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 04/05/2010 (2010-04-05)
Relator's Reply Brief - Filed: 04/12/2010 (2010-04-12)
Petition for Writ of Mandamus - Filed: 06/26/2009 (2009-06-26)
Motion for Emergency Relief - Filed: 06/26/2009 (2009-06-26)
Real Party in Interest's Letter - Filed: 10/18/2010 (2010-10-18)