by Mark Little | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles
by Nicholas Bruno The relative infrequency of en banc decisions in the courts of appeals leaves relatively few opinions governing various issues related to en banc...
by Mark Little | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles
The record provides the raw material of an appeal; it is the closed universe in which appellate practitioners work. The Texas courts of appeal, after all, do not consider matters outside the record on appeal.[1] That’s old hat. The record is important, critically so. And, so, we are all well-acquainted with the appellate record’s preparation. The clerk and reporter—by rule and request—assemble the papers and transcripts, combine them, file them, number them, and so on.[2] Their contents turn on rule and the parties’ designations.[3] You know all that. But what about supplementing the record, say, with relevant but missing materials, after an appeal has progressed from its early administrative stages and into the merits? Can a party do that in Texas appellate courts?
by Mark Little | Apr 29, 2022 | Articles
by JoAnn Storey, JoAnn Storey, P.C. A person need not be a party to the underlying litigation in order to seek mandamus relief. Terrazas v. Ramirez, 829 S.W.2d 712, 723...
by Mark Little | Jan 31, 2022 | Articles
by Ryan Philip Pitts, an associate in the appellate practice group of Haynes Boone, LLP’s Houston office. Texas law authorizes a trial court to permit—and a court of...
by Mark Little | Jan 31, 2022 | Articles
by Nicholas Bruno The typical civil case in Texas state court is heard by the district court judge of that court. But various Texas statutes allow a person, other than...
by Mark Little | Jan 31, 2022 | Articles
by JoAnn Storey, JoAnn Storey, P.C. Way back in June 2010, a bunch of really committed and dedicated appellate lawyers, trial-court judges, and court of appeals...
