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January 17, 2020 

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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
Orders Pronounced January 17, 2020
 
ORDERS ON CAUSES
THE MOTION FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS DENIED:
17-0332
BARROW-SHAVER RESOURCES COMPANY v. CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.; from Smith County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-15-00083-CV, 516 SW3d 89, 01-31-17)
ORDERS ON CASES GRANTED
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE GRANTED:
18-0837
LOYA INSURANCE COMPANY v. OSBALDO HURTADO AVALOS AND ANTONIO HURTADO AS ASSIGNEES OF KARLA FLORES GUEVARA; from Webb County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-17-00070-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-25-18)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 26, 2020.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
 
18-0908
IN THE INTEREST OF D.S., A CHILD; from Collin County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-17-01066-CV, 555 SW3d 301, 07-18-18)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 27, 2020.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
 
18-1211
INNOVATIVE BLOCK OF SOUTH TEXAS, LTD. v. VALLEY BUILDERS SUPPLY, INC. D/B/A VALLEY BLOCK & BRICK; from Hidalgo County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-16-00419-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-15-18)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 26, 2020.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS SET FOR ORAL ARGUMENT:
19-0694
IN RE C.C.; from Denton County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-19-00244-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-12-19)
 
[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., March 24, 2020.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
18-0873
PIVOT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, LTD.; PIVOT ACQUISITION CORP.; AND ARC ACQUISITION (US), INC. v. RYAN R. GRANT (INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE RYAN R. GRANT 2007 TRUST); LAURA GRANT; JANA GRIMES; JOHN E. GRIMES (TRUSTEE OF THE JOHN E. GRIMES 2007 TRUST); ANNE FIELDING; SCOTT SIZEMORE; JOHN D. ROWELL; HERSCHEL SOVA; ET AL.; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-17-00289-CV, 556 SW3d 865, 08-03-18)
 
18-0987
DAVID NELSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A COLLECTIVE CONTRACTING, A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP; COLLECTIVE CONTRACTING, INC.; AND E. E. HOOD & SONS, INC. v. VERNCO CONSTRUCTION, INC.; from Bexar County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-10-00222-CV, 566 SW3d 716, 05-31-18)
 
3 petitions
 
18-1209
CRIMSON EXPLORATION INC. AND CRIMSON EXPLORATION OPERATING, INC. v. ALLEN DRILLING ACQUISITION COMPANY AND ADAC II, INC.; from Madison County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-15-00277-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-15-18)
 
19-0022
EX PARTE CITY OF EL PASO; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-17-00566-CV, 563 SW3d 517, 11-07-18)
 
2 petitions
 
(Justice Green and Justice Guzman not participating)
 
19-0083
MARCELLE GUIMARAES v. CHRISTOPHER SCOTT BRANN; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-16-00093-CV, 562 SW3d 521, 07-24-18)
 
(Justice Bland not participating)
 
19-0096
M.E.N. WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, ANGUS WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, CHATFIELD WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, CORBET WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, CITY OF FROST, CITY OF KERENS, AND COMMUNITY WATER COMPANY v. CITY OF CORSICANA, TEXAS; from Navarro County; 10th Court of Appeals District (10-16-00364-CV, 564 SW3d 474, 11-14-18)
 
19-0112
AARON V. BISHOP; RONALD J. BOOKER; RICHARD BURNS; ALBERT CORTEZ, JR.; ERIC DE LOS SANTOS; JOVITA LOPEZ; AURELIO MARTINEZ; TOMAS MONTEZ; HENRY D. MORENO; RICARDO PELAYO; JESSE PRADO; OSCAR RAMIREZ; JAMES STANESIC; LESTER VANZURA; RODERICK WESLEY, AND MONROE YARBROUGH, JR. v. THE CITY OF AUSTIN; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-16-00580-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-21-18)
 
19-0239
IN THE INTEREST OF R.J., JR., A CHILD; from Chambers County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-18-00729-CV, 579 SW3d 97, 02-05-19)
 
19-0348
MELISSA BARCLAY v. AURY GENE RICHEY; from Jefferson County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-17-00026-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-24-19)
 
19-0564
TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION v. ANNA MARRONEY; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-18-00190-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-24-19)
 
19-0583
JOSE FRANCISCO ABOYTES-MUÑIZ, ANDY MEDINA-CARDENAS AND BERNABE BUSTILLO-RIVERA v. AMERIGAS PROPANE, LP; from Montgomery County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-18-00122-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-16-19)
 
19-0609
KEN PAXTON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS v. SUSAN LEWIS KING AND AUSTIN KING, M.D.; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-18-00298-CV, 576 SW3d 881, 06-06-19)
 
19-0614
A.C. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; from Tom Green County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-18-00818-CV, 577 SW3d 689, 06-06-19)
 
19-0621
CHERIE FRANKLIN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF EULA MAE FRANKLIN v. LONGVIEW MEDICAL CENTER, L.P., D/B/A LONGVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; from Gregg County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-18-00198-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-05-19)
 
19-0641
IN THE INTEREST OF P.N.T., A CHILD; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-01115-CV, 580 SW3d 331, 06-11-19)
 
4 petitions
counsel's motion to withdraw granted
 
19-0651
IN THE INTEREST OF L.A.J., A CHILD; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-01039-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-30-19)
 
19-0674
VICTORIA ADVOCATE PUBLISHING CO. v. CALHOUN PORT AUTHORITY; from Calhoun County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-18-00486-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-11-19)
 
19-0681
CALVIN DAY, JR. M.D. v. FEDERATION OF STATE MEDICAL BOARDS OF THE UNITED STATES, INCORPORATED; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-18-00605-CV, 579 SW3d 810, 06-26-19)
 
19-0716
DAVID D. SCOTT AND MARY J. SCOTT v. ROBERT G. WEST, THYRA WEST, JUDITH C. CLARK, SALLIE CLINGMAN, GREGORY P. MILLER, GAYE MILLER, JONATHAN BAYLES, AND AMY BAYLES; from Tarrant County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-18-00211-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-03-19)
 
19-0733
THE CITY OF TYLER v. CARL OWENS, JR., ET AL; from Smith County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-16-00128-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-10-19)
 
19-0803
PATRICK EVAN MAUPIN; from Travis County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-17-00555-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-25-19)
 
(Justice Bland not participating)
 
19-0820
GATOR FRAC HEATING AND RENTALS, LLC v. DUSTIN BROOKS AND THE BROOKS FIRM, LLC; from Lubbock County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-18-00312-CV, 581 SW3d 460, 07-30-19)
 
19-0822
IN THE ESTATE OF HILDA LOUISE TATUM; from Erath County; 11th Court of Appeals District (11-18-00009-CV, 580 SW3d 489, 08-01-19)
 
19-0854
LA JUANA WILLIAMS v. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL; from Jefferson County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-17-00491-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-08-19)
 
19-0912
PIRF OPERATIONS, LLC DBA ACCEL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF PLANO v. VICTORIA KERR; from Collin County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-00928-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-27-19)
 
19-0939
JORGE ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ v. LIZZETTE S. RODRIGUEZ; from Hidalgo County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-18-00170-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-25-19)
 
19-0982
LARRY GREB v. BRET MADOLE AND CARRINGTON, COLEMAN, SLOMAN & BLUMENTHAL, LLP; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-00467-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-03-19)
 
19-0983
SRMOF II 2012-1 TRUST, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE v. KEVIN ALAIMO; from Denton County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-18-00336-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-22-19)
 
2 petitions
 
19-1021
SHANNON LANG v. MATHEW KNOWLES AND MUSIC WORLD PROPERTIES, LLC A/K/A MW PROPERTIES, LLC; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-18-00268-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-29-19)
 
19-1067
IN THE INTEREST OF F.J., A CHILD; from Upshur County; 6th Court of Appeals District (06-19-00041-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-25-19)
 
19-1130
T.L. v. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-19-00382-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-06-19)
ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
18-1194
SM ARCHITECTS, PLLC AND ROGER STEPHENS v. AMX VETERAN SPECIALTY SERVICES, LLC; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-17-01064-CV, 564 SW3d 902, 11-08-18)
 
19-0080
ALI CHOUDHRI v. OSAMA ABDULLATIF AND ALI MOKARAM; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-16-00116-CV, 561 SW3d 590, 03-30-18)
 
(Justice Guzman and Justice Busby not participating)
 
19-0214
JOE DRAY RUSHING v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; from Lubbock County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-17-00059-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01-23-19)
 
19-0407
LORD, LEWIS & COLEMAN, LLC v. BELLACO, LLC, BOX CREEK TIMBER, LLC, AND JOHN D. RENFRO; from Houston County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-18-00126-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03-12-19)
 
19-0774
IN THE INTEREST OF M.T.R., A CHILD; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-01058-CV, 579 SW3d 548, 05-16-19)
 
motions to withdraw as counsel dismissed as moot
motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction dismissed as moot
MISCELLANEOUS
THE FOLLOWING CASE IS REINSTATED:
19-0842
PNC MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF PNC BANK, N.A. SUCCESOR TO NATIONAL CITY BANK AND NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE, A DIVISION OF NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA v. JOHN HOWARD AND AMY HOWARD; from Collin County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-17-01484-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-24-19)
 
abatement order issued November 15, 2019, lifted
petition reinstated
 
[Note: The petition for review remains pending before the Court.]
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ARE DENIED:
18-1205
IN RE ENERGY TRANSFER FUEL, LP; from Collin County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-00685-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-14-18)
 
18-1206
IN RE ENERGY TRANSFER FUEL, LP; from Collin County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-00686-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-14-18)
 
19-0339
IN RE FREIGHTQUOTE.COM, INC.; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-01028-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-22-19)
 
19-0825
IN RE STEVEN BOYD; from Gray County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-19-00279-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-05-19)
 
19-1082
IN RE STEPHEN PATRICK BLACK
 
20-0032
IN RE BOBBY GARMON; from Smith County
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DISMISSED AS MOOT:
19-0845
IN RE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., INC. AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-19-00030-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-19-19)
 
(Justice Bland not participating)
THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DISCIPLINARY APPEALS IN THE FOLLOWING APPEAL IS AFFIRMED:
19-0680
RONALD EUGENE REYNOLDS v. COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE