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Justice Medina delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Guzman, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-01-28 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2010-10-08 | Mandate issued – |
| 2010-08-27 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2010-08-27 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2010-08-27 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2010-08-27 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2010-01-21 | Oral argument – |
| 2009-12-18 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Petitioner |
| 2009-10-29 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Respondent |
| 2009-10-23 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-10-23 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2009-10-23 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2009-09-08 | Reply brief. – Petitioner |
| 2009-08-26 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2009-08-03 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2009-07-14 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2009-07-10 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2009-07-02 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2009-07-02 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-05-21 | response to petition for review filed – Respondent |
| 2009-04-30 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-03-31 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-02-24 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-02-24 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
Petition for Review - Filed: 02/24/2009 (2009-02-24)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 08/03/2009 (2009-08-03)
Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 09/08/2009 (2009-09-08)
Response to Petition - Filed: 05/21/2009 (2009-05-21)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 08/26/2009 (2009-08-26)