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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS


Orders Pronounced March 7, 2008

ORDERS ON CAUSES

THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS RESET FOR ORAL ARGUMENT:

07‑0522 

BENNY P. PHILLIPS, M.D. v. DALE BRAMLETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF VICKI BRAMLETT, DECEASED, SHANE FULLER AND MICHAEL FULLER; from Lubbock County; 7th district (07‑05‑00456‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑19‑07)

 


[Note: Oral argument of this case will be conducted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. See Tex. Const. art. V, § 3(a).]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

 

THE FOLLOWING CAUSES ARE SET FOR SUBMISSION:

05‑0653 

GILBERT KERLIN, INDIVIDUALLY, GILBERT KERLIN, TRUSTEE, WINDWARD OIL & GAS CORP., AND PI CORP. v. CONCEPCION SAUCEDA, ET AL., II; from Cameron County; 13th district (13‑01‑00062‑CV, 164 SW3d 892, 06‑09‑05)

 


[Note: Oral argument of this case will be conducted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. See Tex. Const. art. V, § 3(a).]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

 
07‑0485 

CITY OF WACO, TEXAS v. LARRY KELLEY; from McLennan County; 10th district (10‑03‑00214‑CV, 226 SW3d 672, 05‑02‑07)

 


[Note: This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., April 2, 2008.]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

 
07‑0581 

IN RE HAROLD R. SCHMITZ, NORBORNE P. COLE, JR., BRIAN C. FLYNN, JR., JAMES F. GALLIVAN, JR., OLIVIA F. KIRTLEY, RICHARD C. OSBORNE, ALFRED A. SCHROEDER AND GEORGE F. SCHROEDER; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑07‑00359‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑11‑07)

 


[Note: This cause has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., April 2, 2008.]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

(Chief Justice Jefferson not sitting)

 

ORDERS ON CASES GRANTED

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS GRANTED:

07‑0811 

COUNTRY VILLAGE HOMES, INC., SCHAUER FAMILY TRUST, M.B. SCHAUER HOMES, INC., B&A REALTY AND MONTE B. SCHAUER v. ROBERT E. PATTERSON AND SHERRY L. PATTERSON; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑03‑01240‑CV, 236 SW3d 413, 08‑16‑07)
joint motion to dismiss pursuant to agreement granted in part as follows:

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 56.3, without hearing oral argument or considering the merits, the Court vacates the judgments of the court of appeals and the trial court, and remands the case to the trial court for rendition of judgment pursuant to the parties' settlement agreement. The parties' request that the court of appeals opinion be vacated is overruled.



ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

06‑0925 

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION v. CHRIS BURRY, STACEY BURRY, AND CHRIS BURRY, AS NEXT FRIEND FOR RACHEL BURRY, SARAH BURRY, AND MEGHAN BURRY, MINORS; from Wise County; 2nd district (02‑05‑00216‑CV, 203 SW3d 514,  09‑21‑06)
petitioner's motion to strike respondents' "sur-reply" dismissed as moot


07‑1004 

GARY BOLEN, INDIVIDUALLY, AND PHARAOH OIL & GAS, INC. v. IMPERIAL PETROLEUM, INC.; from Midland County; 11th district (11‑06‑00018‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑12‑07)


08‑0013 

LUCY TELLEZ v. ALLSTATE TEXAS LLOYDS; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑06‑00305‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10‑30‑07)


08‑0053 

SAMEENA AHMED v. SHAHID RASHID; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13‑05‑00493‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑01‑07)


08‑0065 

CHARLES WARD, III v. CHARLES AND DIANA MALONE; from Nueces County; 13th district (13‑06‑00108‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12‑06‑07)


08‑0068 

JEFFREY GARRETT CROSS v. USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, JENNIFER MAY, ET AL.; from Travis County; 7th district (07‑07‑00308‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10‑17‑07)


08‑0075 

CONTRACTOR'S SERVICE COMPANY v. REECE ALBERT, INC.; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑06‑00700‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12‑13‑07)


08‑0086 

PUBLICACIONES PASO DEL NORTE, S.A. DE C.V. v. BELO CORP., THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, L.P., BELO INTERACTIVE, INC., THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS OF TEXAS, INC., ALFREDO CORCHADO, AND LAURENCE ILIFF; from El Paso County; 8th district (08‑06‑00113‑CV, 243 SW3d 152, 09‑20‑07)

 


(Justice Hecht not sitting)

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS DISMISSED:

06‑0566 

CITY OF SEABROOK, TEXAS v. PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑04‑00925‑CV, 199 SW3d 403, 05‑18‑06)
joint motion to dismiss proceedings granted
abatement order issued October 8, 2007, lifted

 


(Justice Hecht not sitting)

 

ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING

THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:

07‑0704 

CHARLES K. SALLIE v. JOHN DOE, ET AL.; from Wichita County; 2nd district (02‑06‑00370‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑09‑07)


07‑0837 

DAVID R. HAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A DAVID HAWKINS HOMES v. RODRICK JONES AND LINDA JONES; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑06‑00139‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑12‑07)


07‑0873 

DOUGLAS A. TERRY, D.D.S., ET AL. v. JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHIRO, D.D.S., ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑07‑00060‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑26‑07)


07‑0948 

DAVID W. NOELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LIMITED PARTNER IN CROW-BILLINGSLEY AIR PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CROW-BILLINGSLEY AIR PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; from Collin County; 5th district (05‑06‑00889‑CV, 233 SW3d 408, 07‑12‑07)



MISCELLANEOUS

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:

08‑0076 

IN RE GARREN HENDERSON; from Johnson County; 10th district (10‑07‑00272‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12‑19‑07)
as amended