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January 8, 2021 

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THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
Orders Pronounced January 8, 2021
 
ORDERS ON CAUSES
THE FOLLOWING MOTION TO PARTICIPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT IS GRANTED:
19-0036
LANDRY'S, INC. AND HOUSTON AQUARIUM, INC. v. ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND, CHERYL CONLEY, AND CARNEY ANNE NASSER; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-17-00207-CV, 566 SW3d 41, 10-18-18)
 
joint motion for leave for amicus curiae to share time for oral argument granted
 
Time to allotted to argue: 15/20/5 minutes
(Justice Guzman, Justice Busby, and Justice Huddle not participating)
THE FOLLOWING CAUSE IS RESET FOR ORAL ARGUMENT:
20-0434
IN RE FACEBOOK, INC. AND FACEBOOK, INC. D/B/A INSTAGRAM; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-19-00845-CV; 14-19-00847-CV; 14-19-00886-CV, 607 SW3d 839, 04-28-20)
 
[Note: This cause has been reset for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 24, 2021.]
Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes
 
(Justice Busby and Justice Huddle not participating)
ORDERS ON CASES GRANTED
THE FOLLOWING CERTIFIED QUESTION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT IS ACCEPTED:
20-0979
AMAZON.COM, INCORPORATED v. MORGAN MCMILLAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT OF FRIEND OF E.G., A MINOR
 
[Note: The date and time for oral argument are yet to be determined.]
ORDERS ON PETITIONS FOR REVIEW
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
20-0638
IN THE INTEREST OF A.L., T.L.S. AND T.S., MINOR CHILDREN; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-19-00888-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-02-20)
 
20-0674
SEGUNDO NAVARRO DRILLING, LTD., LEWIS PETRO PROPERTIES, INC., TERCERO NAVARRO, INC., AND RODNEY R. LEWIS v. SAN ROMAN RANCH MINERAL PARTNERS, LTD.; from Webb County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-19-00484-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-19-20)
 
20-0675
ACI DESIGN BUILD CONTRACTORS INC., D/B/A E3D v. PHILIP LOADHOLT, JR.; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-19-00442-CV, 605 SW3d 515, 07-17-20)
 
20-0685
JOSE MANUEL LOMELI, JR. v. JULIE KRISTINE LOMELI; from Tarrant County; 2nd Court of Appeals District (02-20-00193-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-30-20)
 
20-0696
PETRA MUELLER v. NORBERT MUELLER; from Travis County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-00676-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-04-20)
 
20-0697
QUINCY DESHAN BUTLER v. BANK OF AMERICA; from Harris County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-19-00172-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-02-20)
 
(Justice Busby not participating)
 
20-0722
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORIES, INC. v. JUAN POLO; from El Paso County; 8th Court of Appeals District (08-19-00067-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-06-20)
 
20-0734
REGENCY DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC v. RALPH CARRINGTON D/B/A CARRINGTON AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING, CARRINGTON AC AND HEAT , LLC, ANTHONY TURPIN, TURPIN & TURPIN, TURPIN AND TURPIN, INC.; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-00564-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-24-20)
 
20-0793
JULES DYLAN STUER v. SUSAN DUESLER; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-19-00752-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-17-20)
 
20-0818
RUFINA REYES YANEZ v. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; from Webb County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-19-00721-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-09-20)
 
20-0873
ROGERIO RIBEIRO DOS SANTOS v. LYDIA DOS SANTOS; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-19-01349-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-30-20)
 
20-0900
IN THE INTEREST OF K.R., A CHILD; from Potter County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-20-00149-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-23-20)
 
20-0907
SHILOH TREATMENT CENTER, INC., SHILOH II, LLC, BEHAVIORAL TRAINING RESEARCH, INC. AND CLAY DEAN HILL v. DESTIN EDWARD WARD; from Brazoria County; 1st Court of Appeals District (01-19-00969-CV, 608 SW3d 337, 08-04-20)
 
20-0908
DELUXE BARBER SCHOOL, LLC AND BONIFICE I. MBAKA v. CHIOMA G. NWAKOR; from Fort Bend County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-00515-CV, 609 SW3d 282, 08-25-20)
 
20-0910
IN RE THE COMMITMENT OF K.H.; from Brazoria County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-19-00043-CV, 609 SW3d 247, 08-13-20)
 
20-0917
JOSE MARCOS MONTALVO v. HAROLD K. TUMMEL; from Hidalgo County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-20-00314-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-01-20)
 
20-0929
ELMA GARZA GONZALEZ v. NORMA GARZA MARTINEZ, DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF ALBINO GARZA, DECEASED; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-00751-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08-27-20)
 
20-0936
INSURAPRISE, INC. v. PAMELA BOEVE; from Williamson County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-19-00523-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-08-20)
 
20-0944
THE CITY OF FAIR OAKS RANCH, TEXAS v. EDWARD I. HILL, ROBERT E. HENKENDORN, CRAIG M. LUITJEN, ROGER FUENTES, WESLEY A. PIEPER, ESTHER W. HICKS, WILLIAM A. MCDOWELL, YOLANDA D. AYALA, PG PFEIFFER RANCHES, LLC, AND MAUREEN PFEIFFER STEVENSON FAMILY TRUST; from Bexar County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-19-00037-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-16-20)
 
20-0952
IN RE THE COMMITMENT OF EDDIE THOMPSON; from Lamar County; 6th Court of Appeals District (06-20-00024-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-15-20)
 
20-0969
IN THE INTEREST OF N.R.B-E., A.S.M.B.D., A.L.B-D., A.B., CHILDREN; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-20-00271-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10-28-20)
 
20-0976
IN THE INTEREST OF I.X.H., CHILDREN; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-20-00313-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-12-20)
 
20-0981
IN THE INTEREST OF K.D.L. AND J.B.C.; from Polk County; 9th Court of Appeals District (09-20-00158-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11-05-20)
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS DISMISSED:
20-0870
NUTRIEN AG SOLUTIONS, INC. F/K/A CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC. AND CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC. v. PETER BALDERAS AND MARTHA BALDERAS, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR INJURED AND DECEASED MINOR CHILDREN, P.B., JR. AND E.B., INJURED MINORS, AND F.B., J.B., J.B., AND Y.B., DECEASED MINOR CHILDREN, AND JACQUELINE BALDERAS, INDIVIDUALLY, AND CASANDRA BALDERAS, INDIVIDUALLY; from Potter County; 7th Court of Appeals District (07-20-00192-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09-14-20)
 
abatement order issued December 4, 2020, lifted
petition reinstated
joint motion to dismiss granted
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR REVIEW IS ABATED:
20-0988
IN THE INTEREST OF D.P.G., A CHILD; from Hunt County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-20-00652-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-09-20)
 
abatement order issued
 
[Note: This case is removed from the Court's active docket until February 8, 2021, by which time the parties must file either a status report or a motion to lift the order of abatement.]
ORDERS ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
THE MOTIONS FOR REHEARING OF THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR REVIEW ARE DENIED:
19-0354
LOGAN INDUSTRIES v. CARGOTEC CORPORATION., MACGREGOR USA, INC. AND CARGOTEC USA, INC.; from Waller County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-17-00213-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-20-18)
 
20-0260
FACILITY INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL. v. VISTA HOSPITAL OF DALLAS, VISTA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL AND SURGERY SPECIALTY HOSPITALS OF AMERICA; from Travis County; 3rd Court of Appeals District (03-18-00663-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-05-19)
 
20-0361
LARRY RAY AND BEVERLY RAY v. KENNETH DENNIS AND SHAWNDE DENNIS; from Hunt County; 6th Court of Appeals District (06-19-00072-CV, 602 SW3d 682, 04-07-20)
 
20-0408
DONALD CEGLAR v. CHRIST’S HARBOR CHURCH, GARY STONE, ELVIN GRAYSON AND GARY SNYDER; from Cameron County; 13th Court of Appeals District (13-19-00034-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02-27-20)
 
20-0548
IN THE INTEREST OF C.L.S., A CHILD; from Henderson County; 12th Court of Appeals District (12-19-00418-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 06-05-20)
 
2 rehearings
 
20-0615
BROOKE ARMBRISTER v. AMERICAN HONDA FINANCIAL CORPORATION; from Dallas County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-19-00593-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07-10-20)
 
20-0623
STEVEN D. CATHCART v. DEWIGHT JONES, ET AL.; from Kaufman County; 5th Court of Appeals District (05-18-01175-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-07-20)
 
20-0690
E.S.F. v. D.J.F.; from Austin County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-18-00850-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04-09-20)
 
20-0756
IN THE INTEREST OF M.F. AND M.F., CHILDREN; from Harris County; 14th Court of Appeals District (14-19-00964-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05-28-20)
MISCELLANEOUS
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS IS DENIED:
20-1015
IN RE BERRIDGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY; from Bexar County; 4th Court of Appeals District (04-20-00462-CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12-16-20)
 
emergency motion to stay denied
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IS DENIED:
20-0937
IN RE LONNIE KADE WELSH; from Montgomery County; 9th Court of Appeals District
 
as amended